Comparison Essay Help!

Answer all questions formally - No pronouns & no contractions. This is an example of a THREE
Body Comparison your teacher may ask for a paper structured from ONE to FIVE body
paragraphs.

Intro
1. Write a sentence (or two) in which you tell me the titles of your texts, the
author(s) / director, and an overall statement about your topic(broaden thesis).
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2. Introduce the aspects of comparison and explain why you are invited to compare
them (rationale).
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3) Body Paragraph 1 Sentence what is the first comparison criteria / justification

for argument?
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4) Body Paragraph 2 Sentence what is the second comparison criteria /

justification for argument?
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5) Body Paragraph 3 Sentence what is the third comparison criteria / justification

for argument?
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6) Thesis what is the ultimate message regarding the text(s) that you learn
through this comparison?
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Body paragraph #1

This first topic sentence combines the two texts and the first comparison criterion
(#3) with the main idea
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*Next, outline the first point you will use for TEXT A that will support your argument:
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 1st
quotation:
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quotation proves your point and how it
supports your thesis:
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*Next, outline the second point you will use for TEXT A that will support your
argument:
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 2nd
quotation:
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quotation proves your point and how it
supports your thesis:
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*Transition sentence (to move from the first to the second text) that states the first
point supporting the thesis / argument for TEXT B:
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 1st
quotation:
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quote proves your point and how it supports
your thesis:
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*Next, outline the second point you will use for TEXT B that will support your
argument:
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 2nd
quotation:
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quote proves your point and how it supports
your thesis:
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FINALLY, write a concluding sentence that restates how the two characters relate to
the thesis argument through
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Body paragraph #2

This first topic sentence combines the two texts and the second comparison
criterion (#4) with the main idea
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*Next, outline the first point you will use for TEXT A that will support your argument:
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st
Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 1
quotation:
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quotation proves your point and how it
supports your thesis:
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*Next, outline the second point you will use for CHARACTER A that will support your
argument:
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 2
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quotation proves your point and how it
supports your thesis:
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*Transition sentence (to move from the first to the second character) that states the
first point supporting the
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 1
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quote proves your point and how it supports
your thesis:
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*Next, outline the second point you will use for CHARACTER B that will support your
argument:
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 2
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quote proves your point and how it supports
your thesis:
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FINALLY, write a concluding sentence that restates how the two characters relate to
the thesis argument through
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Body paragraph #3

This first topic sentence combines the two characters with the first comparison
criterion (#5) with the main idea
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*Next, outline the first point you will use for CHARACTER A that will support your
argument:
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 1
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________________
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quotation proves your point and how it
supports your thesis:
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*Next, outline the second point you will use for CHARACTER A that will support your
argument:
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Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 2
quotation:
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quotation proves your point and how it
supports your thesis:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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*Transition sentence (to move from the first to the second character) that states the
first point supporting the
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st
Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 1
quotation:
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quote proves your point and how it supports
your thesis:
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*Next, outline the second point you will use for CHARACTER B that will support your
argument:
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nd
Then, give some context (what is happening in the text when this occurs?) to 2
quotation:
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Now use your proof (dont forget to use MLA to cite properly!):
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Take 3-5 sentences to explain how the quote proves your point and how it supports
your thesis:
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FINALLY, write a concluding sentence that restates how the two texts relate to the
thesis argument through the two supporting points:
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Conclusion
Much like an introduction, a conclusion tends to be shorter. However, you want to
keep in mind that this is the last impression you leave on your reader.

Rewrite your thesis statement but in different words than you used in your
introduction (at least try your best
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Use a couple of sentences to leave a final thought with your reader:
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