Then, read Barry’s “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” and Tannen’s “Sex, Lies, and Conversation.” The discussion this week will require you to compare and contrast two compare and contrast essays. Mind blown, right!?!

English class - must be 300 words must cite work.

Then, read Barry’s “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” and Tannen’s “Sex, Lies, and Conversation.” The discussion this week will require you to compare and contrast two compare and contrast essays.  Mind blown, right!?!

In your initial post, you should decide what the underlying thesis is for each essay.  Then, compare the two essays in terms of content (what is the author talking about?), tone (what is the author’s voice like?) and who you believe gets closer to a universal truth about gender.  The last point is a bit of an opinion; this should be a refreshing chance to “weigh in” after having to be so evidential and academic all semester.  You’ll also notice that this assignment is a preview for the pre-writing assignment as we will be using essentially the same skills and structure to form our own essay ideas.

Note to myself: PD DQ Week 9