1. Compare and Contrast Essay Myths

2. What is the Purpose? To show similarities between at least two myths To show the differences between two myths To inform To explain To analyze To evaluate

3. Chart Social Customs What is important to tribe Beginnings of rituals Myth 1 Myth 2

4. Venn Diagram ALIKE

5. Writing a Thesis Statement Review your data Decide to what extent you will stress the similarities between your two myths and to what extent you will stress the differences. Create a thesis statement that reflects that decision.

6. Weak Thesis Statements Both myths are somewhat alike and somewhat different. I can see some similarities and some differences too. Both of them involve (only a single similarity, no differences).

7. Better Thesis Pattern While both the Iroquois and the Cherokee creation myths celebrate animals as creators, the Iroquois myth focuses more on family revealing what was important to their tribe.

8. Better Thesis Pattern The Iroquois and Chinese creation myths reveal very different rituals and values which leads to the extreme differences in their rules, guidelines and religions.

9. Paragraph Organization----Point by Point 2 nd paragraph3 rd paragraph4 th paragraph Social CustomsWhat is important to tribe Beginnings of rituals World on the Turtle’s Back Myth of your choosing

10. Outline – Point by Point I.Introduction a. attention getter/hook b. background information c. thesis II.Social Customs a. topic sentence b. A (1-2 sen) c. B(1-2 sen) d. so what e. transition III.What is Important to Tribe a. topic sentence b. A (1-2 sen) c. B(1-2 sen) d. so what e. transition IV. Beginnings of Rituals a. topic sentence b. A (1-2 sen) c. B(1-2 sen) d. so what e. transition V. Conclusion a. emphasize major ties b. so what? c. evaluate

11. Transitions To CompareTo Contrast Also As In the same way Like Likewise Similarly Comparable Equally In addition Although Even though However On the other hand Otherwise Yet Still Conversely As opposed to Different from Whereas