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Comparison/Contrast Essay. Pilgrims vs Equiano. Graphic Organizer. Forced on ship. Choice to journey. Child. Adults . Sickness . Starvation . Death . Cruel sailors. Separated from family. Family & friends. Passive in nature. Trained as warrior. Discovering Theme.
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Comparison/Contrast Essay Pilgrims vsEquiano
Graphic Organizer Forced on ship Choice to journey Child Adults Sickness Starvation Death Cruel sailors Separated from family Family & friends Passive in nature Trained as warrior
Developing a Thesis • Identifies the title of the work • Identifies the name of the author • Explains what the essay will set out to prove. • What is the central message, lesson, or concept that unifies the entire piece?
Body Organization • 3METHODS • POINT-BY-POINT • BLOCK • COMBINATION
Point-by-Point • The essay compares or contrasts the two subjects feature for feature. • Every time something is written about one subject, something is written immediately on the same point about the second subject.
Block • In this method, the writer tells everything about one subject in one paragraph. • In the next paragraph, the writer tells everything about the second subject.
Combination • In this method, the writer may discuss similarities (or differences) point-by-point and differences (or similarities) in the block method or vice versa. • The combination method adds variety to longer essays.
In Your Essay… • Combination method: • 1st Body: discusses the Pilgrims’ hardships & perseverance. • 2nd Body: discusses Equiano’s hardships & perseverance. • 3rd Body: discusses point-by-point the Pilgrims’ choice to journey as opposed to Equiano’s imposed journey.
Embedded Quotations: CD’s 3 part formula: T + LI + Q = CD • T: Transition • For example, • For instance, • However, • Furthermore, • Therefore, etc • LI: Lead-in • Commentary • Sets up circumstances surrounding quotation being used • Q: Quotation • Sentence, phrase, or words copied from the text and placed in quotation marks CD=For example, as Equiano boards the ship to sail across the ocean, he sees “a multitude of black people…chained together” (60).
