Analytical Thesis Statements. Adapted from Writing Analytically by Rosenwasser and Stephen. To analyze something is to ask what that something means. An analytical essay answers how something does what it does or why it is as it is. Therefore, a thesis statement in an analysis paper should be answering a HOW or WHY. question.
Guidelines for Using Acronyms. 1  Capitalize acronyms, and do not use periods. When acronyms become integrated into the language as common nouns (for example, laser, radar, or scuba), they are no longer capitalized.  When using an acronym the first time, spell the phrase out and follow it with the acronym in parentheses.
When you are writing, there are many thi ngs that need to be capitalized. Some examples are the first word in a sentence, months of the year, days of the. week, names of the fifty states, the word I and proper nouns. Read each sentence below and underline the words that should be capitalized. 1. montgomery is the capital of Alabama. 2. Glacier bay national park is in alaska.