Two Methods of Losing Weight

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Appendix D

Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet

Complete the following and post as an attachment.

|List two objects, people, subjects, or concepts you are going to | |
|compare and/or contrast. |Healthy Eating vs Diet Pills |
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|What are the similarities between the two objects, people, |The similarities between the two are: you can lose weight, more |
|subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities as you can. |energy, feel better, less risks of having health issues |
|What are the differences between the two objects, people, |The differences are: one is a life style change, the other is a |
|subjects, or concepts? List as many differences as you can. |temporary fix. Regain weight |
|Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? |I’m going to focus on the differences because I want to show how |
|Explain your rationale. |losing weight eating healthy opposed to taking diet pills, what |
| |the long term outcome will be. |
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|What do you want your readers to learn and understand after |I want my readers to learn that you have a choice of how to lose |
|reading your essay? What is the purpose of your essay? |weight. And what those choices