comparison essay on the stories Trespass and Leslie in California

EAC150: Out of Class Essay

You are to write an essay, approx. 750 words long, on the following topic:

Of Leslie (of ‘Leslie in California’ and Carla (‘in ‘Trespass’), with whom do we sympathize more and why?

The essay will be graded on:

· clarity and conciseness,

· organization,

· grammar, spelling and punctuation,

· quality of content.

Please WRITE CLEARLY and DOUBLE SPACE.

It must include MLA referencing. www.easybib.org is a website you can go to get bibliographical information put into the right format.

Due date: to be announced.

Tips for Writing Comparison/Contrast Essays

1. Be sure to introduce BOTH stories, in your opening paragraph, and also to tell the reader what the stories have in common that makes it possible to compare them.

2. Make sure that you do actually compare/contrast the stories (for example, ‘Tim, unlike Montresor, kills because it is his job to.’) This will ensure that you end up with a single, cohesive essay, not two mini-essays sitting on top of each other.

3. Make sure that you deal with the things you are comparing (in this case two characters) at equal length.