Writing and Peer Review Paper
Assignment: Write a comparison or contrast essay on one of the following topic pairs or one of your own choosing. Your essay should not merely compare and/or contrast your subjects; it also needs to suggest why the comparison or contrast is meaningful and worth reading about.
Two public figures
Two forms of government
Two forms of entertainment (movies, concerts, plays, radio, music videos) or one form of entertainment as it is used today versus how it was used ten or more years ago
Two styles of dress
Two different cultures’ approaches to a rite of passage, such as birth, puberty, marriage, or death
Two fast food restaurants or cuisines
Two Disney villains, heroes, or princesses
Two authors’ writing styles
Two styles of music (Ex. blues versus country music)
Abstract Art versus Realism Art
Childhood versus Adulthood
Being rich versus Being Famous
Credit cards versus Paying Cash
Playing Wii versus Playing Real Games
Yoga versus Aerobic Exercise
A big college campus versus a small college campus
Living on campus to living off campus
Country living to city living
Women 100 years ago to the women of today
Other: _______________________________________________________________
Requirements:
To further develop and support your thesis and ideas about the subjects you choose to write about you will need to conduct some research. Your essay should include at least two outside sources.
Your essay needs to include both in-text citations (that are properly integrated and explained) and a works cited page
Your essay needs to be three typed pages
It should be typed, double-spaced, written in Times New Roman size 12 font, and have one inch margins
It should include a title and page numbers (with your last name in front of each pg. #)
Your name, your instructor’s name, the course name, and the date (day month year) should each be aligned to the left margin and on separate lines
Adhere to standard grammar, spelling, and punctuation
Two public figures
Two forms of government
Two forms of entertainment (movies, concerts, plays, radio, music videos) or one form of entertainment as it is used today versus how it was used ten or more years ago
Two styles of dress
Two different cultures’ approaches to a rite of passage, such as birth, puberty, marriage, or death
Two fast food restaurants or cuisines
Two Disney villains, heroes, or princesses
Two authors’ writing styles
Two styles of music (Ex. blues versus country music)
Abstract Art versus Realism Art
Childhood versus Adulthood
Being rich versus Being Famous
Credit cards versus Paying Cash
Playing Wii versus Playing Real Games
Yoga versus Aerobic Exercise
A big college campus versus a small college campus
Living on campus to living off campus
Country living to city living
Women 100 years ago to the women of today
Other: _______________________________________________________________
Requirements:
To further develop and support your thesis and ideas about the subjects you choose to write about you will need to conduct some research. Your essay should include at least two outside sources.
Your essay needs to include both in-text citations (that are properly integrated and explained) and a works cited page
Your essay needs to be three typed pages
It should be typed, double-spaced, written in Times New Roman size 12 font, and have one inch margins
It should include a title and page numbers (with your last name in front of each pg. #)
Your name, your instructor’s name, the course name, and the date (day month year) should each be aligned to the left margin and on separate lines
Adhere to standard grammar, spelling, and punctuation