Critical essay

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Critical essay

so I found this post on Reddit...

REDDIT LINK

https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/16qycpa/nothing_to_see_in_the_bottom_left_corner_here/

Critical essay

two opinions... now what?

how do you write a paragraph that compares and contrasts these opinions? 

How do you reference these people? 

What is a good structure for a body paragraph like this? 

this will help your file too

author	topic	opinion
Acrobatic_Ganache527	aliens next to the sun
ValleyForge_1778	" "

this will help your file too

author	topic	opinion
Acrobatic_Ganache527	aliens next to the sun	v. large ship compare to size sun
ValleyForge_1778	" "	no alien, unconnected cosmic ray strike

Useful links

https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/english-language/referring-to-sources/

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/writing/academic-writing/reporting-verbs/

steps when writing

topic sentence	my point
evidence	example what someone else said
(contrasting evidence)	what someone else said example
concluding remarks	bring together, repeat point

in classroom

try writing this little paragraph

make up your own mind about the aliens and the sun

use evidence from speakers in the reddit thread

Read your book

Research your book/poetry