Comparison Essay: 1^st draft due 5/14

Write a 2 to 3 page essay that explains the following topic:

Compare the responsibilities of teenagers to the responsibilities of parents of teenagers.

Your essay should have an introduction, thesis statement, 3-4 body paragraphs, and a conclusion. In supporting your ideas, you must have 3-5 facts that come from our textbook and 2-3 facts from the Benjamin Carson listening activity. You must also use several personal examples to illustrate those facts. The personal examples can come from your own life, or from the lives of people you know.

When organizing your essay, think about 3 general types of responsibilities that they both have in common, such as financial responsibilities, identity formation…

In each body paragraph, compare the differences or similarities to how parents and teenagers deal with a specific type of responsibility, or compare how this type of responsibility is different for each of them. For example, parents are financially responsible for providing the necessary things in life, such as food, clothing, and shelter. Teenagers, on the other hand, may be financially responsible for their own entertainment money. In each paragraph, use a specific example from our textbook’s research or from Benjamin Carson’s story. Also, give specific examples from your own life or the lives of people you know.

Formatting requirements for the essay:

· 12 point Times New Roman (what this is)

· double spaced (just like this line and the line before and after it)

· 1 inch top/bottom/left/right margins (Click “File,” then “Page Setup” to change the margins)

· 2-3 pages (2 pages means 2 complete pages, between 700 and 800 words) Your job is to concisely illustrate your ideas. Make sure that each point has a clear explanation though examples, and then to move on to your next point. You should dedicate approximately the same amount of space to each of your main ideas. If you find your paper is running longer than three pages, you need to combine ideas and shorten up your explanations. See me for help prior to the due date if you are having trouble with this.

· All information must be quoted or paraphrased. You must cite where you find your information. This should be done by introducing each piece of outside information using the name of the person or study where the information comes from, and any qualifiers to explain the expertise of the person or study. For example, don’t just say “Sandra Livingston discovered...” Tell me why I should trust this person. “Sandra Livingston, Medical Director of University of Washington, discovered...” Informal examples that come from conversations may be written with indirect speech. Otherwise, you quote or write the idea in your own words.