Prewrite, write, and revise to draft an essay using a specific pattern of development.
Please choose from one of the four patterns of development you read about in depth:
Defining a Doctor, with a Tear, a Shrug, and a Schedule
- Process Analysis(opens in a new window)
- Comparison and Contrast(opens in a new window)
- Classification and Division(opens in a new window)
- Cause and Effect(opens in a new window)
- Artificial Intelligence Samples
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- Process
- Comparison and Contrast
- Classification and Division
- Cause and Effect
Indicate the pattern of development at the top of the page, before the essay's title. The draft should be 3-4 pages long.
What's Expected in the Draft - Understand the End Result First
An essay using a specific, overall pattern of development still has the same introduction-body-conclusion structure, thesis assertion, and topic sentences and units of support to explain the thesis assertion. However, the thesis should indicate the pattern via word choice, and the topic sentences and units of support should comply with the structure that the pattern establishes.
Please do NOT include research in this essay. Since you're writing about a topic you're interested in, you should be able to develop your own supporting ideas, explanations, and details. You should end up with a 3-4 page draft (750-1000 words, double-spaced, Calibri 12 pt. font).
Although this assignment is graded, it's graded based on whether you complete it fully, thoughtfully, and on time. Because writing doesn't happen all at once, the purpose of this assignment is to get instructor feedback intended to help you develop the draft into a more final essay, which you'll submit at the end of Week 13.
How to Proceed
- Decide on your topic and your thesis assertion about that topic. Considering the different patterns of development may help you choose your topic and assertion.
- Choose the pattern of development that you want to use. Make sure the pattern meshes with your topic and assertion.
- Draft a working thesis sentence (topic and thesis assertion) that is appropriate for, and whose language indicates, your pattern of development.
- Draft topic sentences that are appropriate for, and whose language indicates, your pattern of development.
- Develop each unit of support for each topic sentence with details and examples.
- Once you have a working draft, set it aside for a while, and then review it for the expected characteristics of your chosen pattern of development.
Consult the Essay Rubric to help you create a draft.
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Submit the draft as a Microsoft Word document (no .PDFs or other formats).
AI Use
It's o.k. to use AI to help you outline information for your pattern of development essay, with the understanding that:
- you only use AI to generate an outline for your pattern of development essay
- AI sometimes doesn't work well with patterns of development, as you saw in the annotated AI sample essays in the required reading
- AI is only a tool to help you get started with writing; your essay draft will need to be personalized and substantially different from what AI generates
- you submit your AI prompt/s and log/s along with your idea draft
Consult the Artificial Intelligence Tool Information in the Course Information section as needed.