Ohio University Generalizations and Perceptions in Societal Conflicts Essay

Description:

For Analytical Essay 2 we will write a comparative analysis of two TED-Ed lessons (Links to an external site.) of our choice. We will write about two lessons from any series on the website. We do not use first-person singular (“I/me”) but might use the collective “we.” As the paper is a comparative analysis of two TED-Ed lessons, we will not present other sources other than the lessons.

Purpose:

The paper analyzes what common “big lesson” we can learn from watching two lessons. The thesis will establish an analytical connection between two TED-Ed lessons (and not an obvious connection like “they’re both about cats”). As a comparative analysis of two lessons, we can examine how well the lessons’ authors teach the concepts and how the different lessons fit together to make a complete picture.

Research requirement:

Research should not be conducted and no source should be cited other than TED-Ed lessons.

Intended audience:

Let’s assume our readers are familiar with TED-Ed but will not know which specific lessons are being written about. They want to learn about a connection we’ve found between the two lessons.

Key performance criteria:

• We meet the basic assignment requirements.
• We address the assigned intended audience.
• The essay is about two TED-Ed lessons.
• The thesis establishes an analytical connection between two lessons.
• We support the thesis with details and examples from the lessons.
• We refrain from personal reflection.
• We refrain from summarizing without analyzing.
• We refrain from presenting outside sources.