Compare and Contrast Essay: The Writing Center – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Comparing and Contrasting in EssaysLinks to an external site.

1. Read in the America Firsthand textbook:
Harriet Jacobs, The Life of a Female Slave, Questions 1 through 5 on Primary Source Review Sheet
Henry “Box” Brown, A Family Torn Apart by Slavery, Question 6 on Primary Source Review Sheet
David Walker, An Appeal for Revolution, Question 6 on Primary Source Review Sheet
Address the sources in the order they are listed above for the primary source review sheet assignment.
2. Then complete the primary source assignment review sheet and submit your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
3. Remember to utilize quotes to provide specific examples and as evidence to support your contentions. Remember to cite all direct quotes and paraphrasing using footnotes. Use the In-Text Footnotes template located in the Instructions and Templates for Assignments/ Informational Resources/ College Student Services Module. Also, refer to the video tutorial “Footnotes Are Easy” located in the Introductory Videos Module if you are uncertain how to create and insert a footnote in Microsoft Word.
4. Refer to these sources if you are unfamiliar or unsure how to write an argumentative and compare/ contrast essay. Read them in the order listed below.
Argumentative Essay: Purdue Online Writing Lab – Argumentative Essays Links to an external site.
Compare and Contrast Essay: The Writing Center – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Comparing and Contrasting in Essays Links to an external site.

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