COMPARE/CONTRAST:

-choose two subjects that are comparable in significance
---one subject must be familiar to your readers
-choose main points that apply equally to both subjects
-Decide which way of organizing your essay would best suit your subject and purpose
---Block-one view with subsequent points(one at a time)
---Point by Point-each view on each point
-Write a thesis statement that presents your two subjects and the basis on which you will compare/contrast them.

CAUSAL ANALYSIS:

-Indicate in your thesis statement whether you are analyzing causes or effects.
-Avoid errors in reasoning
---Oversimplification
------(Canadians are cold and unfriendly, probably because of their country's climate)
---Faulty causal relation
-----(the introduction of the telephone to the village of Magdaluna caused its economic and social collapse)
---Leaping to a conclusion
-----(My cousin had to wait three years before being permitted to immigrate to Canada. This shows that immigration offices are inefficient and insensitive)
-Provide detailed support for your main points (Causes or effects)

ARGUMENTATION:

-Choose an issue that you know and care about.
---Remember that every issue has multiple sides
-Select reason and evidence that will convince your audience.
-Arrange your reasons in the structural pattern that is most appropriate for your issue and your audience.

	Created by heinrichs.mark about 11 years ago

First Year SBC EN101 English Composition Note on September 30th-Sentences:Modifiers and Stuff, created by heinrichs.mark on 30/09/2013.