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Comparison and Contrast Essay

Assignment: You are to write a 500-700 word comparison/contrast essay on one of the topics listed below. Your essay should be written in third person. You should have two written sources for your essay and three in-text citations. You must have a Works Cited Page. You must use MLA documentation.

Topic One:  Comparison and Contrast of three aspects of two cultures.

Topic Two: Comparison and Contrast of Two Parenting Styles – One of your sources must be "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior" by Amy Chau.

1. After researching the topic, email me the second source for approval. The second source should be an academic source. You will also need to summarize the source in the Quiz section of the course. See Quizzes.

2. Complete a prewriting activity to help you gather and organize your ideas.

3. Organize your essay using the point by point organizational plan.

4. Write your first draft.

5. Post a body paragraph with in-text citations on the Discussion board - Comparison/Contrast - The writing process. Respond to the postings of at least two students.

6. Post the Works Cited page on the discussion board. Edit the Works Cited page of at least two students. Use your handbook.

7. Edit your paper and write a second draft.

8. Turn in final paper through the dropbox. Include the outline, the first draft, the editing form, and the final paper. Label each.

*This is the outline*

Please use this outline format.

Thesis statement _____________________________________ (Although the thesis statement the thesis statement is at the top of the outline to help guide you, in the essay itself, the thesis statement should be the last sentence of the introductory paragraph.)

Topic sentence for intro

Topic sentence for body paragraph 1

A.

B.

C.

Topic sentence for body paragraph 2

A.

B.

C.

IV. Topic sentence for body paragraph 3

A.

B.

C.

V. Topic Sentence for concluding paragraph