Compare and Contrast Essay Choose your topic Compare

Compare and Contrast Essay

Choose your topic: • Compare and contrast the “lottery/tribute” system in the two stories • Compare and contrast Tessie Hutchinson and Katniss Everdeen as the scapegoat in the story • Compare and contrast the various symbols used in both stories

Block Arrangement Roughly four paragraphs: • Introduction (in which you state your purpose which is to discuss the differences between The Lottery and The Hunger Games) • Point 1 (The Lottery) • Point 2 (The Hunger Games) • Conclusion

Point-by-Point Arrangement Roughly five paragraphs: • Introduction (in which you state your purpose which is to discuss the differences between The Lottery and The Hunger Games) • • 1 st Difference (between Lottery/Hunger Games) 2 nd Difference (between Lottery/Hunger Games) 3 rd Difference (between Lottery/Hunger Games) Conclusion

Transition words for comparison • • Also As As well as Both In the same manner In the same way Like • • Likewise Most important Same Similarly The same as Too

Transition words for contrast • • Although But Differ Even though However In contrast Instead Nevertheless • • • On the contrary On the other hand Unless Unlike While Yet

Assignment • Choose one of the three writing prompts for your paper • Choose to write either a block arrangement or point-by-point arrangement paper • Fill out the compare/contrast graphic organizer • Write! • 2 pages, typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, title