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Part 1:

Review the essay criteria, and then draft a plan for comparison/contrast essay

Part 2:

Comparison-Contrast Essay

Write a 500- to 750-word essay using comparison and contrast as the chief method of development.

Use your own thoughts, observations, and/or experiences as the sources for this essay. Research is NOT required or expected for this essay. However, if outside sources are used, a Works Cited page must be included and in-text citations must be added.  

Writing Assignment

Purpose: to inform, persuade, or clarify

Method of Development: comparison-contrast

Choose your own topic, but make sure that the topic allows you to be able to compare/contrast it. A compare/contrast essay should be written in third person point of view, unless including a personal anecdote as an example. You want your essay to have a point as well. Do you want to demonstrate that one thing is better than another?  Do you want to demonstrate that two things that people believe to be the same are actually different? Or, do you want to demonstrate that two things that people believe to be different are actually the same? If you have something in mind but you are unsure if it will work as a compare/contrast essay topic, please send me a message through the Messages link for assistance.