****ANALOGY ESSAY***

• Your thesis will clearly state the two or three points you will be comparing and may include a judgment also (one may be better than another); 
• Include transitional words and/or phrases to move your reader from paragraph to paragraph. 
• Do not use the “you” pronoun; Stay away from the grammar felonies: sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences;
•  Be sure to proofread it carefully to eliminate any writing errors.  

Length: Your essay will include an introduction, a conclusion, and three body paragraphs. Each body paragraph will provide examples to prove your thesis statement. Your word count will fall between 700-800 words. 

 Brief Introduction: Your intention in the introduction is twofold: to grab your reader’s interest and to clearly state what you will prove in your body paragraphs. There are several ways to begin, and you may already have a favorite technique. It could be a short anecdote, or a definition, or even a question, for example. The introduction should end with a clear thesis statement, informing your reader exactly what you will compare or contrast in your body paragraphs and preferably the three points of comparison. 

Three Body Paragraphs: Each body paragraph should provide concrete examples to demonstrate what you mean by each of the comparison points mentioned in your thesis. You should do this in the order mentioned in the thesis. Each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that indicates what you will compare in the body paragraph. 

 Brief Conclusion: Summarize your key points. The conclusion should be no more than two or three sentences. 

 Point of View: Use the third-person (ex. he, she, they, it) point of view. You may use plural first-person pronouns if they are appropriate. For example, you may say in our society. You don’t need to say I think or I believe because these ideas will be all of your own thoughts in your own words. Don’t use you, your, or yours. Second-person pronouns shouldn’t be used in formal academic writing. 

 Tone: Your tone should be serious for this essay. You must use objective, impartial, unbiased language. (No exclamation marks, inflammatory words, etc.) 

 Diction: Choice of words should be suitable for a college-educated audience. For example, o.k. kids, and mom should be revised (acceptable, children, mother). Do not use contractions (ex. don’t, can’t, it’s). Don’t use informal abbreviations, such as etc.