Week 10 - Compare/Contrast Essay
Introduction
This week, you will write and submit the final draft of your compare/contrast essay and you will read about and take the quiz Other Punctuation.
Learning Objectives
After successfully completing the compare/contrast lessons, you should be able to:
Determine the purpose and structure of the compare and contrast essay.
Understand how to write a compare and contrast essay.
Writing Your Compare/Contrast Essay Final Draft
Now that you have completed your first draft and have had your essay evaluated, you are ready to rewrite your compare/contrast essay into its final form.
Directions:
Review the grading rubric for the essay.
Review your peer evaluations.
Review instructor feedback.
Work through the “revising” stage of the writing process.
Work through the “editing” state of the writing process.
Review the MLA format.
Make use of resources in the Writing Resources as needed
After completing the final draft of your essay, please submit it. Details are in the "Activities" section below.
Other Punctuation
This grammar lesson focuses on four commonly used marks of punctuation: the semicolon, colon, apostrophe, and quotation marks. You may know how to use all or some of these; others may be less familiar.
Watch this presentation on Other Punctuation
After you review the presentation, you can proceed to the following pages for more explanation and practice quizzes.
When you feel confident with your mastery of these four types of punctuation, proceed to Other Punctuation Quiz.
Activities
These are the activities that you need to complete this week. All activities are due by 11:55 p.m. on their due dates.
Submit Final Compare/Contrast Essay. Submit the final draft of your compare/contrast essay. It should be 1000-1250 words and double-spaced, and be either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file.
Due by xx/xx.
Points: 100
Other Punctuation Quiz. After reviewing the material on Other Punctuation, take the Other Punctuation quiz.
Due by xx/xx.
Points: 20
- Original content from "ENG COMP I" contributed by Lumen Learning is licensed under CC BY 3.0
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- Original content contributed by Susan Wood
- The presentation "Other Punctuation" created by Susan Wood