College Writing 3-1

Chapter Essay Assignment 81
Attention-grabber
or hook: personal
experience with the
topic (Web design
and websites).
The introduction
provides general
information about
the topic (websites)
and gradually leads
to the thesis.
ln the thesis
statement, the
controlling ideas
focus on three
aspects (layout,
readability, quality of
information) of the
general topic
(attractive websites).
The websites
compared in the
essay are listed:
1. name of website,
2. date website was
last updated
(if given), and
3. retrieval date.
lntroduction 1: Sam Goody
When I was a senior in high school, I liked to go on the
lnternet to download music and chat with my friends. I did not
pay much attention to such things as "layout" or "links." I used
links, but I had no idea how they worked. I did not even know
the words "Web design" until my best friend convinced me to
take an elective in high school called Elements of Web Design.
Before taking the class, I had never realized before how much
careful planning and work go in creating a webpage. Now I
know that many companies try to attract consumers by
creating colorful and eye-catching websites. Therefore,
consumers must develop a set of criteria to evaluate websites
more effectively. For this essay, I chose to evaluate the
effectiveness of two music company websites, Sam Goody
(samgoody.com) and Tower Records (towerrecords,com). Sam
Goody is the best website because of its layout, readability and
quality of information.
References
Sam Goody website (2003). Retrieved October 2,2004from
htt p://www.sa m g oody.co m
Tower Records website (2003). Retrieved October 2,2004from
http://www.towerrecords.com/Defa u lt.aspx