1. Select a theme that you can PROVE for BOTH texts and defend with textual evidence. 1

2. There must be TWO quote sandwiches per paragraph. 2

3. Before the quote: offer background Who is saying the quote? What is happening at that point? Why is quote being said/included? 3

4. After the quote: offer fairly lengthy analysis (more than one sentence) that relates back to the theme and makes the reader THINK 4

5. DO NOT directly repeat the theme in your body paragraphs, 5

6. Writing a conclusion: 6 Delineate = separate (explain how the TWO texts are DIFFERENT)

7. Formal Writing Rules: NO contractions (outside of direct quotes]. NO thing words. NO cliché statements. NO first and second person perspective 7