{"id":20338,"date":"2023-05-20T00:12:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T00:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/prompt-reflect-on-the-difference-between-living-in-a-city-or-suburban-area-versus-living-in-the-country-or-a-very-rural-area-write-an-expository-essay-that-compares-or-contrasts-the-two-areas-with-a\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T00:12:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T00:12:55","slug":"prompt-reflect-on-the-difference-between-living-in-a-city-or-suburban-area-versus-living-in-the-country-or-a-very-rural-area-write-an-expository-essay-that-compares-or-contrasts-the-two-areas-with-a","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/prompt-reflect-on-the-difference-between-living-in-a-city-or-suburban-area-versus-living-in-the-country-or-a-very-rural-area-write-an-expository-essay-that-compares-or-contrasts-the-two-areas-with-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Prompt: Reflect on the difference between living in a city or suburban area versus living in the country or a very rural area. Write an expository essay that compares OR contrasts the two areas with a focus on the effect of nature."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Prompt: Reflect on the difference between living in a city or suburban area versus living in the country or a very rural area. Write an expository essay that compares OR contrasts the two areas with a focus on the effect of nature.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Consider the following as you develop your ideas:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Availability and types of greenspace<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Physical and mental health<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Availability of locally grown produce<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Air, water, and noise pollution<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Any other factors you believe to be relevant<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">You will use course readings and at least one popular source to find information regarding your main idea.&nbsp; Please refer to the course materials for course readings and also for information regarding popular sources.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Use a graphic organizer, such as a Venn Diagram to organize your thoughts for prewriting.&nbsp; You may also use other forms of prewriting, but a Venn Diagram is strongly encouraged for this assignment.\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">How to create a Venn Diagram using Microsoft Word<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">The following resource offers advice regarding how to create a Venn Diagram and offers a free resource for creating Venn Diagrams digitally:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\" data-element-type=\"heading\" data-element-page-location=\"hero\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What is a Venn Diagram?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Select your outline format (point by point or whole to whole) so that you will know the structure of your essay.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Use one of the following structures to outline your essay:\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Point by Point<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Whole to Whole<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">You may use<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">a&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/cerritos.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/73048\/files\/7571747\" data-canvas-previewable=\"true\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">conventional outline form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span>and revise it to fit the structure you have selected.<\/span>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">You will have exactly five paragraphs for point by point.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">You will have exactly four paragraphs for whole to whole.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Your thesis statement should follow one of these formats:\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">A and B are similar because of _______, but they are surprisingly different because of __________, ______________, and ___________.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Or<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">A and B are different because of _______________, but they are surprisingly similar because of _________, ______________, and ____________.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Be sure that you have A and B, a stance on the topic, and three areas of comparison OR contrast that will be discussed in the body of the essay.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Remain in 3rd-person POV.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">No personal experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">The essay should contain:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">An introductory paragraph with a thesis statement following one of the above formats;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">The appropriate number of body paragraphs that address the supporting details with specific evidence using the selected comparison and contrast essay structure;\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Each body paragraph should contain a minimum of one correctly cited quote, summary, or paraphrase from an appropriate source;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">A conclusion paragraph that summarizes the thesis statement and mentions the supporting details, along with a graceful component that wraps up the main theme of the essay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">The essay will be evaluated in terms of unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills.&nbsp; Be sure to use 9th edition MLA formatting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"cursor: auto; color: rgb(250, 250, 253); font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Directions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Expository Essay: Effects of Nature in Different Surroundings&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Comparison OR Contrast<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">(3-4 pages, 1000 words) (The number of paragraphs will rely upon which structure you select)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Sources: THREE<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>(two could be from course readings, at least one<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">popular<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>outside source)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">You may select from course materials and one or more popular sources OR focus exclusively on popular sources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\u2b50<strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Popular sources must be found using the following resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; 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Use this link to search our catalog using the same keywords you&#8217;ve been using in other databases.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prompt: Reflect on the difference between living in a city or suburban area versus living in the country or a very rural area. Write an expository essay that compares OR contrasts the two areas with a focus on the effect of nature. 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