Back to MyWritingLab one more time.
After consulting with Mr. Robinson, the company representative, he thought we should try the following:
1. Register for a different section for this class.
Use: eaton04717
Enter your student code when asked to do so.
Keep your fingers crossed!
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Return to the Comparison/Contrast topic...review the two ways to organize
a." Shopping in America" - http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/comparison.htm
How is this paper organized? How do you know which type of shopping the author prefers? What words, lines, phrases, and examples tell you the authors opinion. Highlight those as we look at the model.
b. What two topics are you comparing and contrasting? Share at your table. For homework, all you had to do was describe each.
C. Now, you need a point - a message if you will. Which is better? What will you use for examples?
D. You will need to use from transitions and tags for comparing and contrasting. Consider the following.
Contrast Tags
- but
- however
- in contrast
- on the other hand
- on the contrary
- while
- yet
- despite
- still
- conversely
- otherwise
- unlike
- like
- likewise
- much lie
- equally
- similarly
- comparably
- correspondingly
- analogously
- just as
- as well
- too
- also
Your homework is to write the draft of your comparison/contrast essay.
- Provide an introductory paragraph where you introduce both items and note what points will be discussed in your essay.
- Move through the essay using either point-by-point or item-by-item organization. Do NOT mix these!
- Provide a conclusion. Wrap it up with a few lines that clearly remind the reader why one item is better than the other, at least according to you!
- Use comparison/contrast tags and transitions. This should be in conversational paragraph form. It should NOT read like a bulleted list.
- Post your draft in Canvas.
- Consider bringing a paper copy of the draft to class on Thursday or be able to call up the document in a Word document. Either will be fine for a peer editing activity on Thursday.
How to get that professional look!
1. All you need to know about MLA formatting but were afraid to ask.
When submitting an essay, you want the first glance to clearly show that you are a proficient. Even across a room, the reader should be able to glance at your paper and see that you know what you are doing.
For English class, you need to use MLA Style when formatting an essay.
Take a look at these sites:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
http://mlaformat.org/mla-format-sample-paper/
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-122-s&va=mla+format
Using Word, create a "practice" first page of your comparison/contrast essay. You do not need to write the actual paper. Just write something for the first two or three lines. The formatting is the assignment. Show me when you finish.
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That's it for today! Go forth and write your comparison/contrast draft!
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