Activity 4.3.2 - Comparative Essay Plan
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Choose any two works from Unit 2 - Poetry or Unit 3 - Short Stories to compare in a 5 Paragraph Formal Essay that is a minimum length of 700 words.
Compare a Poem with a Poem OR a Short Story with a Short Story OR a Poem with a Short Story.
Ask yourself the following questions to guide your planning and execution of the assignment:
- What is my thesis for this literary essay?
- Which organizational pattern, A-B or BLOCK, will best help me convince the reader to agree with my point of view?
- Have I thought about incorporating supporting information from other secondary sources into the development of my thesis?
- How could I vary my sentence lengths and paragraph structures to make this essay more compelling?
- What transitional/linking words and phrases will I use to shift and transition from one idea to another that will give my paragraph coherence? Do I need to review a list of linking words such as 'on the other hand', 'similarly' ? (Found online)
- Have I considered using cause-and-effect to analyze the two texts I have selected?
Brainstorm your selected texts and get approval from the teacher. Then watch the next Lecture for some tips to assist you.
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