COMPARE AND CONTRAST Compare and contrast the short

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Compare and contrast the short stories “Sunrise on the Veld” and “The Prospector’s Trail” focusing on the authors’ abilities to create images. What literary techniques did he/she use? Who created the best images, give examples and reasons why

Strong introduction Include State Use your TAG (Title, Author, Genre) your thesis ie. Who was better at creating images. evidence from the stories Analyze Strong it don’t summarize it Conclusion WHAT YOU PIECE NEEDS

Make it interesting! First 1 -2 sentences should be a hook. Include State the Title, Author and Genre your thesis INTRODUCTION

Novels have the ability to transport us to worlds beyond our imaginations. J. R. R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and JK Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone” are two novels set in magical world brought to life by talented their authors. Though both world are magical the descriptions of the worlds are distinctly different and JK Rowling’s use of images and language familiar to the reader make her novel more accessible to the masses. EXAMPLE

Novels have the ability to transport us to worlds beyond our imaginations. J. R. R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and JK Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone” are two novels set in magical world brought to life by talented their authors. Though both world are magical, the descriptions of the worlds are distinctly different and JK Rowling’s use of images and language familiar to the reader make her novel more accessible to the masses.

Use quotations from the texts to support your arguments. Make sure to use proper quotations marks at the beginning and end of each quote. EVIDENCE

Explain why you think one story was better than the other. Each quote needs to have an accompanying explanations of what you think about it! Tell me what you think about the story not about what it says. ANALYZE DON’T SUMMARIZE

Similes and Metaphors (How do these help you to visualize) Imagery (who does it better) Word usage (are there words you don’t know the meaning of that take away from your ability to visualize the story) Connections (is one story more easily relatable, why? ) LITERARY DEVICES TO FOCUS ON

Needs to restate your thesis in an interesting way. Don’t : That’s why “Harry Potter” is better than “The Hobbit” Do : Creating an entire world is a difficult task, by building on one that a reader is already familiar with allows an author to use prominent images and evoke strong feelings in a larger audience. STRONG CONCLUSION

Compare and contrast can go two ways Pick a few key concepts from each and compare each concept side by side. Analyze one piece and then the second one. NOTE ON STRUCTURE