. . . FAFSA A Learning Resources Library Resources Microsoft Office Student Portal Adobe Acrobat Currently, it takes about 2-4 business days for a Touchstone to be graded. Touchstones are projects that illustrate your comprehension of the course material, help you to refine skills, and demonstrate application of knowledge. You can work on a Touchstone anytime, but you can't submit it for grading until you have completed the Unit's Challenges. After you've submitted a Touchstone, it will be graded and counted toward your final course score. Touchstone 2.1: Comparison/Contrast Essay BEFORE YOU START Consider revisiting the Writing Effective Comparison/Contrast Essays tutorial about brainstorming and organizing comparison/contrast writing. You might find it helpful to outline your topic choice using one of the two organization options for this Touchstone to kick-start writing this comparison/contrast essay. ASSIGNMENT: Write a 3-4 page (approximately 700-1000 words) comparison/contrast essay in the informative mode. In addition, you must answer the "Think About Your Writing" questions, described below, beneath your essay. @ Sample Comparison/Contrast Essay In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert. For guidance on the use of aenerative Al technology. review Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of Al