WritingPractice..
PRACTICE4-
Writingan
"EssayUsing
Comparison/
Contrast
Organization
PRACTICE 5
Writingunder
Pressure
Chapter 1 I Comparison/ContrastEssalls 123
Chooseoneofthesuggestedtopicsandwriteanessayusingcompmison/contrast
organization.Useeitherpoint-by-pointorblockorganization.
FollowthestepsinthewritingprocessdescribedinAppendixA. When
youhavefinished,usetheSelf-Editing andPeer-EditingWorksheetsonpages
327 and328.
TopicSuggestions
Twoculturesoroneaspectoftwocultures,suchasfamilylife,schools,child-
raisingpractices,courtshipandmarriagecustoms.
Livingathomeandlivingawayfromhome
Highschoolandcollegeoruniversity
Twoauthorswhosebooksyouhaveread
Twoproducts(forexample,digital/filmcameras,gasoline-powered/hybrid
automobiles,Applecomputers/PCs)
TopicsontheLighterSide
AnyofthetopicsfromPractice2Bonpages118-119
Morningpeople/nightpeople
Optimists/pessimists
Spenders/savers
Note:Thesetopicsareintendedtoelicita singleparagraph,notanessay.
Chooseoneofthetopicssuggestedandwritea well-organizedparagraph.Focuson
usingthetechniquesofcomparison/contrast.
e Spend1 or2 minutesatthebeginningthinkingofideasandorganizing
them.
e Spend1 minuteattheendcheckingyourworkf01:errors.
e Spendtheremainingtimewriting.
TopicSuggestions
Shoppingattwokindsofstores(forexample,smallfamily-ownedstores
andmegastores)
Twojobsyouhavehad
"A"studentsand"F"students,or"A"studentsand"C"students
Twopetsyouhaveowned
Twotimesofday(forexample,earlymorningandlateatnight,orearly
morningmldem"lyevening)
