ENGL117N – Week 4 Discussion: Comparison-Contrast and Process Analysis

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 7
• Lesson 1, 2
• Week 3 Assignment (a full paragraph developed from the body portion of the extended draft outline template)
• Minimum of 1 source: one of the process analysis writings by Morgan or Ng in the textbook and/or the following library article cited in the lesson:
  • Link (library article): Process Analysis of Anaerobic Fermentation Exposure to Metal Mixtures (Links to an external site.)

Optional Resources
Review the following writing resources:

• Link (multimedia presentation): Citing References in Text (Links to an external site.)

Initial Post Instructions
This discussion has two parts.

1. Read the following in your textbook: “How to Feed a Nursing Home Resident” by Marissa Scott (p. 152) and “How to Make a Traditional Hawaiian Lei” by Alexander Gehring (p. 161). In complete sentences and with depth and detail, answer the following:
   • As process analysis pieces, how are these two works different in purpose and scope? In other words, are they small-task-related, describing a larger, more timely process, or entertaining/informative?
   • What process have you encountered in your education, work, training, or life in the past? How were the processes conveyed to your or your colleagues? Do you think the steps were clear? Why or why not? What processes do you expect to encounter in your future career?
2. Develop and post one body paragraph (not your introduction or conclusion paragraph – this should be a body paragraph that you created in outline form in Week 3 and that you are now putting together in full paragraph form) from your comparison and contrast essay by expanding fully a point from your extended draft outline assignment (Week 3 Assignment). Then, address the following:
   • What additional details might you add to this paragraph to make it more appealing and clearer to your reader?
   • Identify your transitional words and phrases. What additional transitions might allow for better flow?

ANSWER

As process analysis pieces, how are these two works different in purpose and scope? In other words, are they small-task-related, describing a larger, more timely process, or entertaining/informative?
Both of the works are different, “How to Fed a Nursing Home Resident” is how to feed someone who lives in a nursing home. While “How to Make a Traditional Hawaiian Lei” talks about how to make a lei, when it is appropriate to give it to someone, and what to do when…. To access full answer, click on the purchase button below.