Writing ObjectivesWriting Objectives
Compare and Contrast EssayCompare and Contrast Essay
ConventionsConventions
Thesis StatementThesis Statement Solid IntroductionSolid Introduction Paragraph WritingParagraph Writing Strong ConclusionStrong Conclusion TransitionsTransitions Topic SentencesTopic Sentences Sentence VarietySentence Variety
MLA FormatMLA Format
http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/mla/mla_format.htm
Thesis StatementThesis Statement
Is considered the “road map” of the paper Is considered the “road map” of the paper telling the reader what to expect and telling the reader what to expect and where to gowhere to go
Usually a single topic sentence in the first Usually a single topic sentence in the first paragraph that presents the viewpoints of paragraph that presents the viewpoints of the writer that the body of the essay will the writer that the body of the essay will elaborate uponelaborate upon
TenseTense
Keep the same TENSE throughout the Keep the same TENSE throughout the paperpaper
Past – Bob watched the football gamePast – Bob watched the football game Present – Bob watches the football gamePresent – Bob watches the football game
TransitionsTransitions
Necessary and effective in writingNecessary and effective in writing See Transition handoutSee Transition handout
NO NosNO Nos
NO contractions!!!NO contractions!!!
NO “I” or “My”NO “I” or “My”
NO “You”NO “You”
Before turning it in…Before turning it in…
Edit and proofreadEdit and proofread Enlist in help; a fresh eye can help find any Enlist in help; a fresh eye can help find any
improvements improvements