Order 1237704: compare and contrast essay
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ThesisandBrainstormOutline.docBrainstorm: Fill in the prompts below as needed and copy/paste into the box of your BLOG entry.
For Essay #2, I am going to compare and contrast “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid with “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston
Since I will introduce the titles/authors in my introduction, my thesis will focus on stating a clear main claim. With my essay, I am going to convince the reader to see that: (state your claim or thesis below)
Thesis/ Main claim:
Brainstorming 2-3 ideas for bold hooks that will grab the reader’s attention with the special sauce of my essay, they are:
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1. First Body Paragraph: COMPARING (similarities) the two works, two possible points/smaller claims that I can make through the comparison to support my thesis/main claim are:
Write them here:
2. Second Body Paragraph: CONTRASTING (differences) the two works, two possible points are:
Write them here:
3. Third Body Paragraph: CONNECTION. Thinking about a personal connection or real-world story that I could use to prove my thesis/main claim, here is:
1. A summary (1-2 lines) of the story I want to tell:
2. The POINT that I want to make with this story and how it supports my main claim:
