Write a 500-word, five-paragraph Compare/Contrast Essay
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Assessment4-O8.docx
2019-2020 Online Spring 2
ENGL 106
Weekly Assignment 4 (15%)
Due date: Tuesday, 28 July 2020 by 5:00 pm
Task
Write a 500-word, five-paragraph Compare/Contrast Essay (if you choose to write using the block method, you can write a four-paragraph essay with the same word count) on ONE of the following topics:
1. Saving vs. investing
2. The gender gap in health
Instructions
1. Your essay should be well-structured, coherent, and well-supported with a clear thesis statement and five (or four) well-developed paragraphs.
2. Underline your thesis statement.
3. Type your essay and create an APA-formatted Word document – Times New Roman, double space, title page, abstract, running head, etc.
4. Add two (2) in-text citations and two (2) references.
5. Upload it to the link posted on the Moodle course page.
6. A penalty will be applied for late submission.
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GRADING RUBRIC FOR COMPARISON/CONTRAST ESSAY (15%) |
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NAME: _________________ | SECTION: ______ | TOPIC: ______________________________ |
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Structure/Organization: Follows the assignment and APA requirements; each of the body paragraphs is smoothly connected to the thesis. Uses minimum two in-text citations and corresponding references. |
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Introduction: Opening catches reader’s interest; thesis reveals the purpose and shows whether the focus is on differences or similarities; it has a plan of development; thesis is parallel. |
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Paragraph 1: Contains a topic sentence; major and minor support is provided; main points and evidence are specific and explained well. One method, BLOCK* (one side at a time) or POINT BY POINT, is used consistently. The paragraph includes original sentences showing independent and critical thinking by the student. |
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Paragraph 2: Contains a topic sentence; major and minor support is provided; main points and evidence are specific and explained well. One method, BLOCK* (one side at a time) or POINT BY POINT, is used consistently. The paragraph includes original sentences showing independent and critical thinking by the student. |
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Paragraph 3: Contains a topic sentence; major and minor support is provided; main points and evidence are specific and explained well. One method, BLOCK* (one side at a time) or POINT BY POINT, is used consistently. The paragraph includes original sentences showing independent and critical thinking by the student. |
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Conclusion: Restates the thesis; provides a summary of the main points; ends either with a recommendation, prediction, or a final thought. |
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Grammar and Mechanics: The essay is free of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar/usage errors; essay uses transitions to link sentences and paragraphs |
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TOTAL POINTS __________% |
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NOTES * If a student chooses the block method, each body paragraph of the two will be graded out of 22.5 points.
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