Writing a Comparative Essay

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Writing a Comparative Essay A comparative essay seeks to illuminate textual elements, themes, ideas, etc. by comparing texts. Compare and contrast writing discusses the similarities and differences between two concepts, issues, people, places, things, etc.

Writing a Comparative Essay This type of writing can be an unbiased discussion, which merely discusses a subject with no argumentation, or it may be an attempt to convince the reader of the writer’s opinion.

TASK: Write an IN-CLASS literary comparative essay In-class prep – Tuesday In-class writing – Wednesday & Thursday - In the library computer lab (these days should be treated like any regular test! Unexplained absences may result in a zero…)

Questions… 1. Compare how setting is used to convey the construction of progress vs tradition in the short stories we have studied.   2. The protagonists of our short stories struggle with authority and societal expectations (rules and order). How do they cope with these expectations, and what are the results of their choices? 3. Compare how the authors of the short stories we have read use symbols to convey the theme of isolation.

Consider the following types of organization: BLOCK METHOD ALTERNATING METHOD Thesis: Text A reveals x; however Text B reveals… Thesis: An examination of the use of symbols in A and B reveal…. Paragraph 1: Text A Paragraph 1: Point 1, text A and B Paragraph 2: Text B Paragraph 2: Point 2, text A and B Paragraph 3,4…: Conclusions drawn from comparison Paragraph 3: Point 3, text A and B