In one or two paragraphs, summarize the problem of deforestation that Brazil faces and propose a possible solution to the problem.

Assignment: Develop a 5-10 page essay based on the guidelines below. Be sure to use MyAIU and its

elements to compliment the article. Once you have your assignment ready, please submit via your

student section or evaluation. We expect it via your student portal in the next 7 days.

Bibliography (include at end of essay):

Anker, Susan. Real Essays with Readings with 2009 MLA Update: Writing Projects for College, Work, and

Everyday Life. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

This AIU assignment uses the book, Real Essays with Readings. This book teaches how to write essays.

You will read different parts of the book to understand how an essay is written. Then you will write a

certain kind of essay. The kind of essay for this assignment is Comparison & Contrast.

First, read the following pages. (Note: If you completed the previous assignment on Process Analysis,

you will see that these are the same readings. You can read them for review.)

 Chapter 1, pages 1 – 21. (Basics of writing & organizing your schedule)

 Chapter 2, pages 36 – 41. (Moving from reading to writing)

 Chapter 3, pages 48 – 52. (Understanding the structure of paragraphs & essays)

 Chapter 4, pages 62 – 73. (Developing your topic & pre-writing techniques)

 Chapter 8, 110 – 124. (Writing a draft)

 Chapter 21, 369 – 374. (Use a list of works cited at the end of your essay.)

Then you will read Chapter 16 for the essay of Comparison & Contrast. Then you will write the essay

using the knowledge covered in the above readings.

An essay of Comparison & Contrast takes two aspects of an issue and compares them. The introduction

of the essay presents the context for comparing the two different aspects. Also the introduction

presents why you should compare and contrast the two aspects. And then in the body of the essay, you

will develop a point-by-point comparison by giving examples of the advantages/disadvantages and

pros/cons according to different situations. The conclusion of the essay analyzes the comparison to

decide when one aspect is better than the other.

since learning about his learning patterns, logan has become very aware of the thoughts and feelings he experiences as he listens to the “internal chatter” of his patterns.