You will need to pick one of the topics listed below:
• Learning to ride a bike and learning to drive a car
• Going to the movies and watching a movie at home
• A professional athlete and a famous movie star
• Friends that are girls and friends that are guys
• Two different video games
Audience: Someone who is unfamiliar with these two topics.
Point of View: Stay in third person
Title: Come up with something clever that hints at the ideas you are comparing and contrasting.
Thesis: Make the thesis the final sentence of your introduction.
Introduction Paragraph: Briefly introduce the ideas you are comparing and contrasting. Make sure to also state your purpose.
Body: You will use three paragraphs only. Each of these paragraphs will discuss ONE idea only.
Topic sentences: Make sure that EACH paragraph in your body has a topic sentence.
Conclusion: Restate your purpose and your thesis.
Page 28 of your Hacker text has an example of a comparison and contrast paragraph.
This assignment must be double spaced using Times New Roman 12 point font.
Point Value: 35 points
Due Date: Feb 28 in class or Feb 28 by 11:55pm via Moodle.
