Compare and Contrast Essay

Choose your topic: Compare and contrast the “lottery/tribute” system in the two stories Compare and contrast Tessie Hutchinson and Katniss Everdeen as the scapegoat in the story Compare and contrast the various symbols used in both stories

Block Arrangement Roughly four paragraphs: Introduction (in which you state your purpose which is to discuss the differences between The Lottery and The Hunger Games) Point 1 (The Lottery) Point 2 (The Hunger Games) Conclusion

Point-by-Point Arrangement Roughly five paragraphs: Introduction (in which you state your purpose which is to discuss the differences between The Lottery and The Hunger Games) 1st Difference (between Lottery/Hunger Games) 2nd Difference (between Lottery/Hunger Games) 3rd Difference (between Lottery/Hunger Games) Conclusion

Transition words for comparison Also Likewise As Most important As well as Same Both Similar In the same manner Similarly In the same way The same as Like Too

Transition words for contrast Although On the contrary But On the other hand Differ Unless Even though Unlike However While In contrast Yet Instead Nevertheless

Assignment Choose one of the three writing prompts for your paper Choose to write either a block arrangement or point-by-point arrangement paper Fill out the compare/contrast graphic organizer Write! 2 pages, typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, title