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Page 1: Writing Objectives Compare and Contrast Essay. Conventions  Thesis Statement  Solid Introduction  Paragraph Writing  Strong Conclusion  Transitions

Writing ObjectivesWriting Objectives

Compare and Contrast EssayCompare and Contrast Essay

Page 2: Writing Objectives Compare and Contrast Essay. Conventions  Thesis Statement  Solid Introduction  Paragraph Writing  Strong Conclusion  Transitions

ConventionsConventions

Thesis StatementThesis Statement Solid IntroductionSolid Introduction Paragraph WritingParagraph Writing Strong ConclusionStrong Conclusion TransitionsTransitions Topic SentencesTopic Sentences Sentence VarietySentence Variety

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MLA FormatMLA Format

http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/mla/mla_format.htm

Page 4: Writing Objectives Compare and Contrast Essay. Conventions  Thesis Statement  Solid Introduction  Paragraph Writing  Strong Conclusion  Transitions

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

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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

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TransitionsTransitions

Necessary and effective in writingNecessary and effective in writing See Transition handoutSee Transition handout

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NO NosNO Nos

NO contractions!!!NO contractions!!!

NO “I” or “My”NO “I” or “My”

NO “You”NO “You”

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