1. Do Now: SOAPSTone the following prompt Sometimes our words fall short of their mark in expressing our true feelings. When we struggle we often resort to songs or poems. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast a song or poem with that of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18. Consider the way each piece of writing tries to express the speaker’s feelings towards his or her subject.

2. Aim: How do you write using comparison and contrast? 1.Determining your purpose 2.Considering your audience 3.Considering the basis and points of comparison 4.Considering your thesis statement 5.Arranging and developing the comparison

3. Aim: How do you write using comparison and contrast? Exchange your thesis with a partner for review and respond to these questions in writing: 1.D oes the thesis state a significance, a consequence, or a reason? 2.I s the thesis too obvious? If you cannot oppose it, it might be too factual. 3.C an you support the thesis with the evidence available? If it requires a book to prove, it is too broad. 4.I s any language too vague in the thesis? Could it be made more specific?

4. Aim: How do you write using comparison and contrast? Subject-by- Subject Subject-by- Subject Title (Subject) Title (Subject) – Point One – Point Two – Point Three Point-by-Point Point-by-Point Idea (Point) Idea (Point) – Subject A—title – Subject B—title

5. Aim: How do you write using comparison and contrast? Subject-by-Subject CorvallisGeography Town and suburbs UniversityWeather State College Geography Town and Suburbs UniversityWeather Point-by-Point Geography Corvallis and State College Town and Suburbs Corvallis and State College University Weather

6. Aim: How do you write using comparison and contrast? Subject-by-Subject Subject-by-Subject Point-by-Point Point-by-Point