1. Embedded Assessment #1 Unit Two
Brown
ELA

2. Learning Target and Opening
I will learn how to write an effective essay that compares and contrasts two topics.
Opening:
Number 1-5.
Create an example of the following sentences that are punctuated properly:
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence

3. Compare and Contrast Essay
Step One- Prewriting:
Pick one of the two topics:
Compare and Contrast society in a text to modern society.
Compare and Contrast how a character changes in a movie or book by the impact that society has on him or her.
2. Create a graphic organizer that will aid you, while you are brainstorming.

5. Step Two- Organization: Introduction
Hook- (pull your reader into the text)
Bridge- (tie your hook to your thesis, explain your topic)
Thesis- (most important sentence, main idea for your paper)
Hook:
Bridge:
Thesis:

6. Organization- Body Paragraphs
Topic Sentence- (state how they are the same or different)
Give Example(s)- (give examples from the text or film)
Explain the Example(s)- (explain the examples and tie them to the topic)
Topic
Sentence
Example(s)
Explanation

7. Organization- Conclusion
Restate Your Thesis- (reword your thesis statement)
Summarize Key Points- (summarize key points from your body paragraphs)
Concluding Statement- (finish with a sentence relating to purpose)
Restate
Thesis
Summarize
Concluding
Statement