1. Compare and Contrast Essay

2. Introduction Hook Hook your reader with an attention grabber Context Provide reader with background information Thesis State your thesis or the purpose of your essay

3. Hook

4. Thesis Statement

5. Creating a Thesis Statement for a compare and contrast Example: Although the Shakespeare’s tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, and the film Romeo + Juliet are based on a similar story and use the same dialogue, there are many differences including the settings of the story, the plot events and the characterization of the main characters.

6. Body Paragraphs Transition Use transition words to help focus the reader on the topic Topic Sentence Introduce topic and controlling idea Supporting Details Support your idea with text evidence

7. Transitions

8. Topic Sentences

9. Supporting Details

10. Conclusion Restate Thesis Summarize your main points and restate your thesis Evaluation This is where you show the greater purpose of your topic. Your conclusion should answer one question: What does it all mean? Significance I might use one sentence to show the significance, tie everything back to the intro, and create finality all in one swoop by writing something like this: “This shows that books are really better than the movie”

11. Prompt  Film adaptations are created based on novels to depict the story. Analyze the extent to which a filmed adaptation of the story stays faithful to or departs from the text, evaluating the choices made by directors or actors. Compare and contrast the film adaptation of The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 to the novel focusing on how the setting, characters and plot events are portrayed and formulate an opinion on why those choices were made. Use text evidence from your graphic organizer to support your ideas.

12. Prompt  Film adaptations are created based on novels to depict the story. Analyze the extent to which a filmed adaptation of the story stays faithful to or departs from the text, evaluating the choices made by directors or actors. Compare and contrast the film adaptation of The Outsiders to the novel focusing on how the setting, characters and plot events are portrayed and formulate an opinion on why those choices were made. Use text evidence from your graphic organizer to support your ideas.