appendix D
Associate Program Material
Appendix D
Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet
Complete the following and post as an attachment.
List two objects, people, subjects, or concepts you are going to compare and/or contrast.
Mcdonald's and Hardee's
What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities as you can.
Both are fast food restaraunts and they both sell breakfast as well as hamburgers and they both have different menu items
What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many differences as you can.
Their main differences would be the way they prepare and prep their food as well as their prices
Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain your rationale.
Im going to focus on both because you will learn more by comapre their differences as well as their similarities
What do you want your readers to learn and understand after reading your essay? What is the purpose of your essay?
I want my readers to understand the efforts behind both companies and their commpetiton
What three or four parallel points of comparison and/or contrast will you address in your essay? For example, if you were going to compare and contrast two teachers, your parallel points might be each teacher’s homework policy, classroom conduct policy, and demeanor.
Im going to compare menus and prices and food preporation and address the similarities of both and the differences as well
Explain why this is an appropriate and workable topic selection for the final assignment.
This is some thing that I have a lot of knowledge on and we all eat fast food so it will be a interesting topic
Reflect on what you learned in Ceridwen Dovey’s video. Write a 100- to 150-word paragraph describing how your own writing process is changing as you complete the activities in this course.
My writing process is changing where I am
Appendix D
Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet
Complete the following and post as an attachment.
List two objects, people, subjects, or concepts you are going to compare and/or contrast.
Mcdonald's and Hardee's
What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities as you can.
Both are fast food restaraunts and they both sell breakfast as well as hamburgers and they both have different menu items
What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many differences as you can.
Their main differences would be the way they prepare and prep their food as well as their prices
Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain your rationale.
Im going to focus on both because you will learn more by comapre their differences as well as their similarities
What do you want your readers to learn and understand after reading your essay? What is the purpose of your essay?
I want my readers to understand the efforts behind both companies and their commpetiton
What three or four parallel points of comparison and/or contrast will you address in your essay? For example, if you were going to compare and contrast two teachers, your parallel points might be each teacher’s homework policy, classroom conduct policy, and demeanor.
Im going to compare menus and prices and food preporation and address the similarities of both and the differences as well
Explain why this is an appropriate and workable topic selection for the final assignment.
This is some thing that I have a lot of knowledge on and we all eat fast food so it will be a interesting topic
Reflect on what you learned in Ceridwen Dovey’s video. Write a 100- to 150-word paragraph describing how your own writing process is changing as you complete the activities in this course.
My writing process is changing where I am