Compare and Contrast Rough Draft

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.

Birthplace Assignment

You need to write one long paragraph about your birthplace. You will need to use at least 3 quotes and have a minimum of 3 sources. You must include a Works Cited page.


You can include information about the town, tourist attractions, information about the hospital, population info, famous people from that place, and any other information you can think of.

Point value: 35

Due date: Monday, February 21 in class OR Monday, February 21 via Moodle at 11:55pm.

Re-learning MLA

MLA

For this assignment you need to write one long paragraph about a famous musician.

You will need to use in-text citations. You must have at least 3 in your essay.

You will need to include a Works Cited page. You must have at least 3 sources.

Please use your Hacker text and/or the Internet for help with this assignment. Page 412 in your Hacker text has an example of a Works Cited page.

Due Date:  Feb 14 via Moodle  at 11:55pm OR Feb 14 at the start of our class
 
Point value:  35

We will not have class today. I am off campus. On Friday, we will meet in lab 104.  Let me know if you have any questions.

MLA Information

Link to a Works Cited page.  Beginning on page 379 of your Hacker text you can find HOW to list each sourc.

Link to EasyBib

Link to Parenthetical Documtation (In-Text Citation) examples. You can also find this info beginning on page 371 of your Hacker text.

In your Hacker text - the MLA section starts on page 355.

You can find an entire paper and a sample Works Cited page beginning on page 408 of your Hacker text.