American literature

Introduction:

· Establish the topic

· Identify the titles and authors of the works you are analyzing

Thesis Statement (fill in the blanks for one of the thesis statements on the right). This will be the last sentence of your introduction.

While some differences between (name of character 1) and (name of character 2) are evident, they are similar in the aspects of __________, __________, and __________ (you will determine three points of comparison from the pool, and those will become the topics of your three body paragraphs).

OR

While some similarities between (name of character 1) and (name of character 2) are evident, they are different in the aspects of __________, __________, and __________ (you will determine three points of comparison from the pool, and those will become the topics of your three body paragraphs).

Body Paragraph 1: Elaborate on the first point in your thesis statement

Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the first point you are comparing/contrasting)

Detail 1: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the first character)

Detail 2: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the second character)

Concluding Sentence:

Quote to support the claim you are making about the first character:

Quote to support the claim you are making about the second character:

Body Paragraph 2: Elaborate on the second point in your thesis statement

Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the second point you are comparing/contrasting)

Detail 1: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the first character)

Detail 2: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the second character)

Concluding Sentence:

Quote to support the claim you are making about the first character:

Quote to support the claim you are making about the second character:

Body Paragraph 3: Elaborate on the third point in your thesis statement

Topic Sentence: (this will be a complete sentence that makes a claim about the third point you are comparing/contrasting)

Detail 1: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the first character)

Detail 2: (a complete sentence that details how the point applies to the second character)

Concluding Sentence:

Quote to support the claim you are making about the first character:

Quote to support the claim you are making about the second character:

Conclusion:

Summarize the main points in the body paragraphs and paraphrase your thesis.