Introduction to Academic Writing



University of Phoenix Material

• Comparison and Contrast OR Classification Essay

This week students will choose to write either a Comparison and Contrast essay or a Classification essay.

If you choose to write a Comparison and Contrast essay, you should compare and contrast two or more related objects with a clear purpose. You should have a specific thesis you prove through this comparison; the essay should be organized to make the comparison/contrasts vivid and effective. While students can and should reach definite conclusions about the relative value of the items compared, the actual comparison process should be free of bias, and the amount and nature of evidence presented to illustrate each point should be balanced.

If you choose to write a Classification essay, you should select a single term, concept, or topic, and make a meaningful argument about a classification scheme that would apply to it. There should be a purpose and a function to classifying your chosen topic in this way. You should have a specific thesis you prove through this classification, and the essay should be organized to make the classification vivid, effective, and useful for the reader.

Students may choose their own topics. All essays should be 700 to 1050 words long. Each essay should have a title, and any outside evidence used should be cited using the University of Phoenix Writing & Style Guidelines, which are consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your paper to your learning team for peer review.

(Note: reviewing one another's rough drafts, and providing the comments, are part of the assignment, and are required.) You may also use one or both of the review services provided by the CWE; this is optional, not required.

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