Writing a Comparative essay
1-Introduction
3-Body Paragraphs
1-Conclusion
Introduction
Main
Focus: the outline your understanding of the prompt, your contention and to
introduce each text.
1. Outline your understanding of the
prompt, including defining your interpretation of the key terms.
2. Introduce
both texts identifying styles/formats.
3. State
your thesis (Main Idea)
4. Outline
3 points to support your thesis
Body Paragraph 1
Main
Focus: to consider how text 1 relates to the prompt.
o
Opening Sentence: Outline how text 1 relates to the
prompt
o
Supporting Link 1: Outline connection between extract
and prompt
i. Elaborate
ii. Evidence
to support idea 1
iii. Explanation
of evidence in relation to thesis
o
Supporting Link 2: Outline connection between the
wider text and the prompt
i.
Elaborate
ii.
Evidence to support idea 2
iii. Explanation
of evidence in relation to thesis.
Body Paragraph 2
Main
Focus: to consider how text 2 relates to the prompt.
o
Opening Sentence: Outline how text 2 relates to the
prompt
o
Supporting Link 1: Outline connection between extract
and prompt
iv. Elaborate
v. Evidence
to support idea 1
vi. Explanation
of evidence in relation to thesis
o
Supporting Link 2: Outline connection between the
wider text and the prompt
iv. Elaborate
v.
Evidence to support idea 2
vi. Explanation
of evidence in relation to thesis.
Body
Paragraph 3
Main Focus: To explicitly
compare and contrast the two texts thematically or stylistically.
o
Sentence that outlines how Texts 1 and 2 relate to
the prompt.
o
Elaborate
on text 1 (with evidence)
o
Compare/contrast
with text 2 (with evidence)
o
Analysis
of how both texts relate in different or similar ways in relation to the
thesis.
Note: Your idea for BP 3 should NOT be a repeat of your ideas in BP 1 and 2
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