Assignment

2.9 Comparison Essay PLAN

 
For this assignment, you will be applying many of the skills you learned in Unit 2:

• writing a literary exploration essay
• creating sentence fluency in your writing
• using the I.C.E. Method to Incorporate Evidence into Your Writing
  
  

For Assignment 2.9, choose from one of the two essential questions below.  Then create an outline for an essay that compares two characters—one who demonstrates the essential question in a positive way and one who demonstrates the essential question in a negative way.

Essential Questions (choose one)

• What are the benefits to ourselves, or to those around us, in using our skills and talents?
• In what way can a person change the course of his or her life through a single action?

Requirements

• Choose at least one character from the novel you studied for Unit 2.
  
  
• The second character can be from your novel or from any short story you studied in Unit 2.
  
  
• You must include evidence from the text (including quotations with page numbers) to support your ideas.
  
  
• You must organize your essay in the following way:

• introduction paragraph
• body paragraph 1:  character who demonstrates the essential question in a positive way
• body paragraph 2:  character who demonstrates the essential question in a negative way
• body paragraph 3:  compare the outcomes of each character’s life in light of their positive or negative response to the essential question
• conclusion paragraph

Sounds like a lot to think about?  Just carefully follow the steps on the next few pages, in order, to complete your assignment.