Question

on an exam if you are given an essay to read & then deconstruct.....how do you do this
Thanks

Answer 1

When you construct an essay, you should be following the writing process.

1. Brainstorming, organizing, thesis statement, outlining

2. Rough draft writing

3. Revising, editing, proofreading

To deconstruct an already written essay, you need to almost do the process in reverse -- and what you end up with should be identification of the thesis statement and an outline of the main and supporting points of the essay.

Answer 2

Basically, deconstructing an essay is another way to analyze it. Remember: Analysis is taking it apart and evaluating the pieces; synthesizing is putting it all together again.

http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/17587.html

http://paintist.wordpress.com/2007/03/03/deconstructing-the-5-paragraph-essay/