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.
Words to capitalize: 1  Always capitalize the first word and the last word in the title. 2  This one really has no exceptions, so ingrain it in your writing repertoireâfirst and last, always capitalize. 3  Nouns and pronouns are always capitalized.ears ago, you never capitalized either in a title. Now the rule is changing, so here we go: 1  You do not capitalize prepositions of four letters or less (examples: by, down, with, overâ¦). 2  However, with prepositions of five or more letters, do capitalize them (examples: beyond, under, aboutâ¦).