TOPIC

:Learning a job or skill in a course versus hands-on or experiential learning

APA STYLE

1,800- to 2,000-word essay

You'll need six reputable secondary sources for your comparison and contrast prewriting

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Comparison and Contrast Prewriting

Comparison and contrast involve analyzing similarities (comparison), differences (contrast), or both. You use comparison and contrast every day, for instance, when you're trying to decide which washer and dryer to buy, or whether to drive or take public transportation to work.

Assignment

For this prewriting assignment, you'll prepare a graphic organizer or outline for a 1,800- to 2,000-word essay using the comparison and contrast pattern of development. You'll choose one of the assigned topics below and begin your research. Four to six secondary sources are required. You are required to use the APA citation and documentation format for parenthetical (in-text) citations and your list of references.

Review Comparison and Contrast, Chapter 15 in your textbook, and complete exercises 15.1 and 15.2. These exercises will help you identify the basis of comparison and to draft a thesis statement. Then refer to Graphic Organizers 15.1 and 15.2 to see the structure of comparison and contrast essays that use point-by-point and subject-by-subject methods of organization. You'll choose one of these methods to organize your topic.

You do not need to use text boxes or create flowcharts for your exam. Refer to the sample graphic organizer included in these exam instructions and type your work in a word-processed document.

Topic

• Learning a job or skill in a course versus hands-on or experiential learning

Research

You'll need six reputable secondary sources for your comparison and contrast prewriting. Refer to the essay "Pockets" by Jan Diehm and Amber Thomas to observe how they use secondary sources to support their thesis.

Review Chapter 22, "Finding Sources, Taking Notes, and Synthesizing Ideas." Evaluate your sources to ensure that the information you're using and passing on to your readers is accurate and reliable.

Incorporate evidence from your secondary sources into your outline or graphic organizer to plan your essay. You'll need to use parenthetical citations and include a list of references on the last page of your exam. Refer to the APA style section in your text and the APA Style Guide in The Writer's Block.

Process

Follow stepsone to fivein the guided writing assignment in Chapter 15. These steps will help you to develop, plan, and organize your ideas.

Avoid using text boxes, arrows, lines, or flowcharts for your graphic organizer. Instead, use a basic informal outline for your ideas, like the one you prepared for your illustration essay.

You can see the structure of Jean Eshelman's "How to Be 'Somebody': Hollywood's On the Waterfront versus Bollywood's Ghulam" in Graphic Organizer 15.3 of your textbook, but you'll need to write a more in-depth outline or graphic organizer to create a strong foundation for your 1,800- to 2,000-word essay. Incorporate information from your secondary sources where it will support your characteristics, and use APA format to include the sources in a parenthetical citation and on your references list.

Exam Format

Format your prewriting and essay exams according to the following instructions. Refer to the sample APA-style essay in your text.

1. Start with a title page that includes your
   • Title
   • Name
   • Student ID
   • Address
   • Email address
2. Use the header function to insert your page number in the top right margin of your document.
   • You do not need to include your essay title in the header.
3. Begin your document on page 2 after the title page.
   • Start page 2 with your title
     • Do not include abstracts in your essays.
   • Use transitional words, phrases, and sentences to guide your reader through your essay.
     • Do not use headings in your essay.
4. Include your references list on the last page of your document.
   • Do not submit it separately.

Grading Rubric

Advanced-score of 100%	The prewriting effectively addresses the purpose of the assignment and the requirements of the prompt. The writer chose one of the assigned topics and submitted an outline. The thesis statement makes a focused claim, and the main points are outlined clearly. The outline provides a detailed plan for the essay and incorporates secondary sources to support the thesis and main points. The writer provided four to six potential secondary sources for research and incorporated borrowed information from secondary sources effectively using properly formatted parenthetical (in-text) citations. The writer arranged the main points in a logical order to suit the claim made in the thesis statement. Each proposed main point is focused on one relevant example and helps clearly support the thesis statement. The paper is mostly free of errors that interfere with a reader's ability to understand the content and uses the required font, line spacing, and margins.
Proficient-score of 85%	The prewriting adequately addresses the purpose of the assignment and the requirements of the prompt. The writer chose one of the assigned topics and submitted an outline. The thesis statement makes a focused claim or takes a position on the topic, but the main points are not outlined clearly. The outline provides a plan for the essay and incorporates secondary sources to support the thesis and main points, but the main points may be obvious or general. The writer provided four to six potential secondary sources for research and incorporated borrowed information from secondary sources using properly formatted parenthetical (in-text) citations. The writer arranged the main points in an order that mostly suits the claim made in the thesis statement. Most proposed main points are focused on one relevant example and help adequately support the thesis statement. The paper is reasonably free of errors that interfere with a reader's ability to understand the content and uses the required font line spacing, and margins.
Developing-score of 70%	The prewriting partially addresses the purpose of the assignment and the requirements of the prompt. The writer chose one of the assigned topics and submitted an outline. The thesis statement does not make a focused claim on the topic, the claim made is broad or unclear, and/or the main points are not outlined. The outline provides a plan for the essay and incorporates secondary sources to support the thesis and main points. The main points do not completely connect to and support the thesis statement, and much of the information is obvious and/or needs more development. The writer provided four to six potential secondary sources for research and incorporated borrowed information from secondary sources using properly formatted parenthetical (in-text) citations. The writer arranged the main points in an order that is beginning to suit the claim made in the thesis statement, but the outline lacks organization. Proposed main points lack focus on one relevant example but are beginning to support the thesis statement. The paper includes errors that interfere with a reader's ability to understand the content and/or do not use the required font, line spacing, and margins.
Emerging-score of 60%	The prewriting minimally addresses the purpose of the assignment and the requirements of the prompt. The writer chose one of the assigned topics but did not submit an outline. The thesis statement does not make a claim or take a position on the topic, is not related to the topic, and/or the main points are not outlined. The outline/organizer does not provide a detailed plan for the essay and may not incorporate secondary sources to support the thesis and main points. The main points do not connect to and support the thesis statement, and much of the information is obvious and needs more development. The writer provided fewer than four potential secondary sources for research and/or has not incorporated borrowed information from secondary sources using properly formatted parenthetical (in-text) citations./li> The writer is beginning to arrange the main points in an order that could suit the claim made in the thesis statement, but the outline lacks organization and focus. Proposed main points are minimally defined, do not focus on one relevant example, and/or do not support the thesis statement. The paper includes some errors that make it difficult for a reader to understand the content and/or does not use the required font, line spacing, and margins.
Not Developed-score of 50%	The prewriting does not address the purpose of the assignment and the requirements of the prompt. The writer did not choose one of the assigned topics and/or did not submit an outline. The thesis statement does not make a claim or take a position on the topic. The outline/organizer does not provide a detailed plan for the essay and may not incorporate secondary sources to support the thesis and main points. The main points do not connect to and support the thesis statement. The writer provided fewer than three potential secondary sources for research and/or has not incorporated borrowed information from secondary sources using properly formatted parenthetical (in-text) citations. The writer did not arrange the main points in a logical order to suit the claim made in the thesis statement. Proposed main points are minimally defined, do not focus on one relevant example, and/or do not support the thesis statement. The paper includes significant errors that make it extremely difficult for a reader to understand the content and does not use the required font, line spacing, and margins.