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LING 101: English Composition I for ESL Students Fall Term 2015
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Essay #2 Prompt: Compare and Contrast Essay
DIRECTIONS
Write a 3-page essay comparing and contrasting two aspects of a topic of your choice. You may discuss
a cultural issue, animals, sports, technology, or any other area that interests you. Please be sure to get
your topic approved by me before beginning this essay. In your essay you will write about advantages
and disadvantages, or similarities and differences of two aspects of your topic.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Using outside sources
You will need to use at least 2 outside sources on this essay. Because you will be using outside sources,
your paper must use correct APA style citations
and must include a reference page. If your paper does not include correct usage of citations, you are
plagiarizing. We will be discussing finding outside
sources, APA style citations, and plagiarism over the next few weeks.
2. Personal pronouns
Because this is not an expository essay like Essay #1, you will not be allowed to use first and second
person pronouns. Avoid saying “I”, “You”, and “We” in your entire essay. Use only third person
pronouns, such as “they”, “one” and “it”.
ESSAY STRUCTURE
Make sure that:
✓ Your introduction contains a “hook“ sentence that grabs the reader’s attention
✓ You introduction contains a thesis statement with subpoints
that are directly linked to the topics of your body paragraphs.
✓ You use information such as examples, quotations, and statistics from an outside source
to prove your thesis statement and help explain how the twothings you are comparing are similar and
different. ✓ Any outside information that you use is correctly
cited in-text and on your reference page in APA format.
✓ You use transition signals in between sentences and paragraphs, and review our “Unity and
Coherence” lesson in order to create a smooth and flowing essay.
✓ Your conclusion successfully summarizes the main points of the essay, and/or restates your thesis
statement in different words.
✓ Check your draft for correct preposition usage before submitting
ESSAY FORMAT
• 3-5 pages
• Typed with Times New Roman font, size 12 pt. • Aligned to the left
• Double-spaced throughout • Must include a title page and reference page in correct APA style
• 1” margins on all sides
• In-text citations in APA format
DUE DATES
PEER REVIEW DRAFT DUE: Wednesday, October 7- Bring a copy of your paper to class!!!!!
FINAL DRAFT DUE: Friday, October 29. Must be uploaded to dropbox by beginning of class. Any late
submissions will count against your grade.

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