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ah
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i totally got this are you sure about
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what you're writing
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what who are you
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well i'm teacher kit and you seem to
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need help with that essay
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i think you're doing all right thank you
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though
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really well for starters your essay
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seems to have
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no direction at all do you have a topic
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sentence for your paragraph
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what's a topic sentence i knew it
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don't worry though keep watching and
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i'll show you how to write
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an effective classification and
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exemplification essay
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my name is teacher kit your virtual
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teacher
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for reading and writing
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first of all what is the purpose of a
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classification
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and exemplification essay the words
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classification and exemplification are
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pretty big words that may seem difficult
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however they're actually quite simpler
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than you think one way to make a
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seemingly difficult word
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easier to grasp is to break it down into
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its roots
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classification comes from the root word
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class
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which means categories on the other hand
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exemplification is from the word example
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meaning representative or instance in a
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category
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classification is used to classify
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or categorize a subject into classes or
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groups
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based on their common or shared
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characteristics
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exemplification comes right after you
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classify
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a subject to exemplify as well
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to provide instances or examples to
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explain
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or elaborate on a class classification
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and exemplification work together
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to effectively explain a subject or
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prove a point
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oh so does this mean i need to pick
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a subject to classify then provide
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examples for
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each class that's right
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you catch on quickly this brings us to
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our very first step
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step 1 choose a subject
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choosing a good subject to write about
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is probably
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the most important step in starting an
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essay
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in a classification an exemplification
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essay
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a good subject is current
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useful and most importantly can be
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classified into classes
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or groups current means that the subject
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is relevant to present issues and trends
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a good subject is also useful
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meaning that your analysis of this
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subject
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would provide new insight or additional
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knowledge to people
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concerned about the issue ultimately
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a good subject can be classified or
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categorized into
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classes or groups it won't be a
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classification
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and exemplification essay if the subject
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you chose
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cannot be classified current useful
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and can be classified i think i know a
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perfect subject for you
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let us write about the different ways to
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improve
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a person's general well-being during the
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pandemic
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it is current pretty useful and can be
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classified
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into classes let me show you more ideas
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for subjects
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that are current useful and can be
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classified
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just so you have options useful mobile
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phone
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apps for studying stress coping
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strategies
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hobbies during the pandemic
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book genres to read for leisure
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types of essential workers and their
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roles
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ways to protect yourself from covid19
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and ways to overcome writer's block
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now that we have a subject the next step
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is to brainstorm ways to classify
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and exemplify your subject brainstorming
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is one of the best way to generate ideas
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for our essay in a brainstorming session
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tools we call graphic organizers
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will come in handy graphic organizers
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are visual charts and graphs that will
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help you
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organize ideas and information generated
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from your brainstorming session
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for this particular essay we will be
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using
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a graphic organizer called the mind
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map this brings us to
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step two create a mind map
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a mind map is a visual way to plot ideas
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and information
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you gathered or thought of in a
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brainstorming session
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get a piece of paper for this exercise
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start your mind map by writing the
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subject
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at the center of your paper then
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classify your subject
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into classes using lines we call
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stems these classes will then be
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exemplified
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using stems to show examples
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let's try creating a mind map since we
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chose the subject
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general wellness during the pandemic we
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will start our mind map by
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writing our subject at the center of our
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paper
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now let's classify our subject
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a lot of articles we found online
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identified
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three kinds of activities that promote
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general wellness
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physical mental and spiritual activities
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let me write those classes in our mind
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map
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looks great we have successfully
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classified our subject
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now it's time for us to exemplify each
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class
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basically we now need to brainstorm
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examples
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of activities that promote general
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wellness for each class
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first let's exemplify your first class
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physical activities what physical
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activities can you think of
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that promote general wellness well
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the first thing that comes to mind is
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daily exercise
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i think getting enough sleep is another
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example as well
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and so is eating a balanced meal on time
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these seem like great examples
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let us write those down on our mind map
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so we won't forget
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let us now exemplify our other two
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classes
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we fill in mental and spiritual
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activities
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as well for your convenience under
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mental activities
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we enlisted meditation reading a page
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from a book daily
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and keeping a journal under spiritual
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activities
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we included daily prayer scripture
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reading
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and attending church our mind map looks
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great
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i think we're ready for step 3
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write your paragraphs now that we have
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our mind map
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we may start constructing our paragraphs
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here is a simple outline to help us
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construct a paragraph
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for a classification and exemplification
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essay
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first a topic sentence followed by a
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supporting
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sentence then a concluding sentence
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at the end let us now first discuss
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what a topic sentence is a topic
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sentence
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is the first sentence of your paragraph
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think of it as a meanie thesis statement
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but only for one paragraph the topic
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sentence
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contains the main idea or
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controlling idea of your paragraph for
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this particular essay
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your topic sentences are based on the
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classes
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from your mind map for example the first
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class you identified
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based on your mind map is physical
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activities
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let us now create a topic sentence using
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physical activities
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as our basis to do this
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ask yourself what is the significance
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or connection of this class to your
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subject
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in your case what is the significance
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or connection of physical activities to
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general wellness
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here is our topic sentence for physical
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activities
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physical activities promote general
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wellness
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during the pandemic boom we now have
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our topic sentence supporting sentences
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follow our topic sentence
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the number of supporting sentences in a
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paragraph
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depends on how many examples you
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included
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in your mind map in our case we
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exemplified
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three physical activities daily exercise
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getting enough sleep and eating a
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balanced meal
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we will write a sentence or two
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explaining
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each of these physical activities we may
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consult sources such as
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books websites journal articles
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and other credible sources to help us
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explain
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each example here are supporting
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sentences
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for daily exercise we wrote two
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sentences
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daily exercise is a beneficial example
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of physical activity it helps control
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weight
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reduce the risk of heart disease and
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strengthens the bones and muscles
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we found these facts from concordia
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saint paul's website
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and so we included the author and the
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year it was published
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at the end of our second sentence we do
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the same
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for getting enough sleep and eating a
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balanced meal
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this is our paragraph so far this
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is our topic sentence and here are
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supporting sentences
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this is our supporting sentence for
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daily exercise
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this is our supporting sentence for
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getting enough sleep
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and our supporting sentence for eating a
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balanced meal
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to complete our paragraph it's now time
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to write
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our concluding sentence a concluding
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sentence
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is located at the conclusion or at the
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end
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of your paragraph its purpose is to
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summarize the ideas
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you discussed in your paragraph in one
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sentence
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my suggestion is to mention the examples
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we discussed
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and their connection to our topic
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sentence
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for example since we discussed daily
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exercise
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getting enough sleep and eating a
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balanced meal in our examples
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our concluding sentence will look
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something like this
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daily exercise enough sleep and a
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balanced diet
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are beneficial physical activities that
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promote
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general wellness during the pandemic
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let's add this to our existing paragraph
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now we have our topic sentence
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followed by our supporting sentences and
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finally
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our concluding sentence boom
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we are done with our paragraph make sure
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to do the same thing
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with the last two classes i got it
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thank you so much for your help i will
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do the same
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for mental and spiritual activities hey
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kim
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yes dad can you go buy some rice at the
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grocery later sure dad but i still have
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one more essay to finish
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essay about what the comparison and
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contrast essay
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good luck son don't forget to wear your
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face mask and face shield
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gotcha dad why the face
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it's just that i hate wearing masks and
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face shield for so long especially
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during this hot weather
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it could be uncomfortable but hey it
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will keep you safe
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i know i just missed a day when we
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didn't have to wear masks
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or be scared because of the pandemic or
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have a normal class in a classroom
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i know a lot has changed since the
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pandemic started
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hey remember your next essay about
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comparison and contrast
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i think we just found the perfect topic
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for your essay get ready because we are
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about to explore
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the comparison and contrast essay
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a comparison and contrast essay does
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two things first comparison discusses
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elements
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that are similar or alike second
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contrast discusses elements or ideas
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that are different or contradictory
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the very first step in writing a good
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comparison and contrast essay
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is to choose a subject
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choose two subjects that connect in a
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meaningful
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and relevant way just like how we choose
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subjects
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in our previous essays two subjects that
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are current
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useful and relevant this
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would make sure that your essay would be
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interesting
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to you and to your readers since we are
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talking about the pandemic
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the two subjects i would like us to
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compare and contrast are
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life before the pandemic and life during
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the pandemic
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both subjects are current useful
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and relevant it's perfect
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here are more subject ideas for a
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comparison
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and contrast essay humanities trend
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versus the stem strand traditional
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versus online
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learning senior high school
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versus junior high school books
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versus movie adaptations
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cloth masks versus surgical masks
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these are great subjects to explore in a
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comparison
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and contrast essay if you have other
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ideas
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you may use them accordingly we are now
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ready for
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step two create a venn diagram
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now that we have chosen two relevant
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subjects
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the next step is to brainstorm using a
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venn diagram
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a venn diagram is a useful graphic
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organizer
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that visually shows the similarities and
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differences
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of two subjects by using two
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overlapping circles each circle
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represents
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a subject similarities between the two
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subjects
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will be written on the center space
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where the two
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circles overlap differences
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will be written on these remaining
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spaces
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go ahead and try it brainstorm
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using information you already know
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like observations and personal
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experiences
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we may also look for more examples from
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printed
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and online sources let us now try
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creating a venn diagram i'll label the
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first circle
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live before the pandemic then
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the second circle life during the
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pandemic okay
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let's fill these in before the pandemic
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we don't wear masks now
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we couldn't go out without a mask and a
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face shield
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before the pandemic we have face-to-face
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classes
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now we have modules and online classes
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oh similarities we use social media
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before and during the pandemic even more
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so
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during the pandemic brainstorm or
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research
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additional information to fill up your
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venn diagram
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with as much ideas as you can
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now that we have filled your venn
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diagram from our brainstorming session
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it is now time for step three structure
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your approach a common structure for a
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comparison
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and contrast essay is through a point by
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point system
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the point-by-point system classifies
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similarities
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and differences by topics or points
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we may identify these points in our venn
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diagram
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and release them for organization for
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example
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an obvious point of comparison and
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contrast
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from our subject is travel
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we may dedicate a paragraph comparing
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and contrasting travel
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before and after the pandemic
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another example of a point is
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communication
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hello
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we need to dedicate another paragraph
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comparing
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and contrasting ways of communication
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before and after pandemic
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education could be another point
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before pandemic we used to have
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face-to-face classes
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now we use modules and some attend
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online classes
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let's dedicate another paragraph for
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education
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based on the points we have identified
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we now have a plan
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for three paragraphs paragraph one
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is about travel before and during the
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pandemic
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paragraph two is about communication
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before and during the pandemic
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paragraph three is about education
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before
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and after the pandemic this looks like a
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good plan
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now we have decided on an approach we
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are ready to
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step 4 write your paragraph
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writing a comparison and contrast
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paragraph
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follows the same structure as a
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classification
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and exemplification paragraph it should
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have the following sentences
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a topic sentence followed by sufficient
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number
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of supporting sentences then a
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concluding sentence
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at the end let's discuss these sentences
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one by one your topic sentence
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should be based on the point you are
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discussing
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in the paragraph for example if
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i am writing about my third point which
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is
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education my topic sentence would look
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like this
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education is another point that has
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changed dramatically
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during the pandemic your supporting
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sentences
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are examples of similarities and
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differences
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you listed based on the point for the
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paragraph
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since i am focusing more on how
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education changed
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i would write a few examples of how
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education
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has changed since the pandemic before
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the pandemic
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classes are held face to face inside a
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classroom
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now classes are held online
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here is another supporting sentence
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before the pandemic students interact
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with teachers
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in real time they may ask questions
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and will get immediate feedback
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now since interactions are online
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responses may be delayed or even
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non-existent
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let's now add a similarity despite these
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changes
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students are still expected to be
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committed to their studies
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our last sentence is the concluding
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sentence
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which summarizes the points you made
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in your paragraph for a paragraph
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these new approaches to education
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have definitely changed how students and
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teachers
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interact there you go this summarizes
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our paragraph nicely this is our entire
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paragraph
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with a topic sentence supporting
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sentences
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and a concluding sentence wow
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a lot has really changed since the
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pandemic
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i miss a lot of things like studying
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with a classmate
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or watching a movie in a theater same
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here
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however this is our new normal now
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we have to remain optimistic and
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positive
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while getting used to it i will
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i think i know enough to finish my
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comparison and contrast essay
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thanks so much any time kim
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i'm happy to help just remember keep
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reading
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because a reader is a leader keep
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writing
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and you can change the world keep being
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awesome
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i'll see you next time in reading and
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writing skills bye
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