Online shopping vs. physical location shopping
Prepare a 1,200–1,500 word comparison-and-contrast essay based on elements from the Comparison and Contrast Prewriting assignment.
Review the reading assignment about Comparison and Contrast and the provided example.
For this essay, you’ll do the following:
Use prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing to write a formal, college-level essay
Distinguish among different patterns of development.
Apply an appropriate pattern of development to a specific purpose and audience
Write effective statements
Develop paragraphs using topic sentences, adequate detail, supporting evidence, and transitions
Apply the conventions of standard written American English to produce correct, well-written essays
Topic
The development of your topic will depend on the topic you’ve chosen and the points you determined during the prewriting assignment.
Writing Your Essay
Your prewriting will require major reorganization and revision, including the following:
An introductory paragraph with a thesis statement that addresses the purpose of the essay Remember that your thesis statement must be the last sentence of your introductory paragraph.
Three to five body paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and clearly relate to and support the thesis statement as well as combine elements from the narrative and process prewriting paragraphs
A conclusion that reinforces the thesis statement and the purpose of the essay
Essays must be typed and double-spaced using a standard 12-point font and left justification. Use 1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 1.25-inch margins for the left and right sides of the document. Each page must have a properly formatted header containing your name, student number, exam number, page number, mailing address, and email address. Save your essay as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file regardless of the word processing program you use.
