English 9B Week 1 Essay Model Compart and Contrast Blocks

Graphic Organizer – 5 Paragraph Essay with Direct Evidence for Compare and Contrast Essay

1.     Introduction

a.     Grabber: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

b.     Connect “Grabber” to topic: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c.     Briefly list (1) similarity and (2) differences:_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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d.     Thesis Statement: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.     1^st Body Paragraph

a.     Topic Sentence (state similarity): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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b.     Introduce specific example: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c.     Quote #1: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d.     Explain the quote’s meaning: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e.     Wrap up Sentence (Explain why does the words matter/are important/significant)  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f.      Transition Sentence ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.     2^nd Body Paragraph

a.     Topic Sentence (state difference): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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b.     Introduce Specific Example: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c.     Quote #2: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d.     Explain the quote’s meaning: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e.     Wrap up Sentence (Explain why does the words matter/are important/significant)   __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f.      Transition Sentence ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.     3^rd Body Paragraph

a.     Topic Sentence (state difference): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

b.     Introduce Quote #3: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c.     Quote #3: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d.     Explain the quote’s meaning: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                  

e.     Wrap up Sentence (Explain why does the words matter/are important/significant)  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f.      Transition Sentence ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.     Conclusion

a.     Restate Thesis: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b.     Restate main ideas: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c.     Does each piece affect the reader differently? _____________________________________________________________________________________

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d.     Explain why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Leave the reader with something interesting to think about: ___