COMPARATIVE ESSAY OUTLINE - TEMPLATE



Year 12 ENGLISH COMPARATIVE ESSAY OUTLINE TEMPLATEThis is an example only and should be modified to suit your individual approach and interpretation.INTRODUCTIONIntroduce both texts.The drama text______________________________________ by _________________________ and the play, ______________________________________ by ________________________________ deal with the main themes of ________________________________________________________________. General Synopsis of texts and definition of key terms.Text 1________________________________________________________________________Text 2__________________________________________________________________________State thesis – the 3 key elements you have identified that will serve as points for analysis of the question you have chosen.The authors portray theme/character/technique through (literary devices) Subtopic A ____________________,Subtopic B______________________ and Subtopic C____________________.MAIN BODYParagraph 1Subtopic 1 Point A from thesis: To prove how the Question is portrayed in both texts _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain (explain how your subtopic relates specifically to both texts)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Examples from text 1 (insert examples and quotes that prove your main point A)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain examples (explain meaning of examples and quotes and how they refer to literary devices)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Examples from text 2 (insert examples and quotes that prove subtopic and explanation of subtopic)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain examples (explain meaning of examples and quotes and how they refer to a literary devices)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis (Explain)(connections/similarities and differences (optional) in both works; lesson/goal of examples and subtopic; link to thesis) P(oint) E(vidence) E(xplain) L(ink)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sum up (subtopic and main points) and transition to Paragraph 2____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2Subtopic 2 Point B from thesis: To prove how the racism is portrayed in both texts _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain (explain how your subtopic relates specifically to both texts)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Examples from text 1 (insert examples and quotes that prove subtopic and explanation of subtopic)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain examples (explain meaning of examples and quotes and how they refer to literary devices)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Examples from text 2 (insert examples and quotes that prove subtopic and explanation of subtopic)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain examples (explain meaning of examples and quotes and how they refer to a literary devices)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis (connections/similarities and differences (optional) in both works; lesson/goal of examples and subtopic; link to thesis)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sum up (subtopic and main points) and transition to paragraph 3____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 3Subtopic 3 Point C from thesis: To prove how the racism is portrayed in both texts _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain (explain how your subtopic relates specifically to both texts)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Examples from text 1 (insert examples and quotes that prove subtopic and explanation of subtopic)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain examples (explain meaning of examples and quotes and how they refer to literary devices)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Examples from text 2 (insert examples and quotes that prove subtopic and explanation of subtopic)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Explain examples (explain meaning of examples and quotes and how they refer to a literary devices)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis (connections/similarities and differences (optional) in both works; lesson/goal of examples and subtopic; link to thesis)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sum up (subtopic and main points) and transition (to conclusion)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________CONCLUSIONSum up the thesis. Sum up the subtopics. Sum up the literary devices.Make a connection which generalizes the author’s/director’s message to the human condition.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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