Short Stories: Compare/Contrast Paragraph
Life & Death: Compare/Contrast Paragraphs
|TOPIC: Use your knowledge of “The Story of an Hour” and “The Whirligig of Life” to write a short comparison and contrast essay. Your essay |
|should be two paragraphs. One paragraph will discuss the similarities between the stories, and the other paragraph will discuss the |
|differences between the stories. |
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|Your discussions in both paragraphs should involve irony and theme. You also should connect the themes of the stories to the life and death |
|theme of this unit. Also be aware that your teacher will be looking for you to communicate your ideas effectively, so this will involve your |
|using complex sentences to vary sentence structures and subordinate clauses to vary sentence openings and add detail to sentences. |
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Presentation: Components in the correct order /5
Typed Final draft on top: 12 pt. Times Roman, double spaced
Rough Draft w/ revisions
Grading Sheet on the bottom
Content & Ideas /15
--Three main ideas are presented
--Each idea is developed with supporting details
and explanations
--Paragraph focuses on analysis (comparing/contrasting), not summary
Organization: /15
--Gets reader’s attention, without using a question
--Topic sentence includes story info. and main argument
--Transitional words between ideas
--Clincher statement provides closure to ideas presented
Sentence Fluency: /10
--The writing has an easy flow, rhythm, and cadence.
--Sentences have a strong and varied structure.
--Use of complex sentences.
--Sentence beginnings vary.
Conventions & Sentence Fluency /5
--No 1st or 2nd person pronouns (no I’s or you’s etc.)
--Consistent verb tense: literary present
--Complete sentences
--No spelling mistakes
--Correct use of punctuation and capitalization
Total /50
Compare and Contrast Paragraph
In a compare and contrast paragraph, you write about the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, things, or ideas.
Example: Write a paragraph comparing the weather in Vancouver and Halifax.
The following words can help you to write a good compare and contrast paragraph:
|Similarities |Differences |
|is similar to |the other hand |
|both |however |
|also |but |
|too |in contrast |
|as well |differs from |
| |while |
| |unlike |
Helper Words:
Similarities
|is similar to |
|Example: Spring weather in Vancouver is similar to spring weather in Halifax. |
|both |
|Example: Both Vancouver and Halifax have rain in the spring. |
|also |
|Example: Halifax also has a rainy spring season. |
|too |
|Example: Halifax has a rainy spring season, too. |
|as well |
|Example: As well, Halifax has rainy spring season. |
Differences
|on the other hand |
|Example: On the other hand, winter is much colder in Halifax. |
|however |
|Example: However, winter is much colder in Halifax. |
|but |
|Example: Vancouver has a mild winter, but Halifax has a cold one. |
|in contrast to |
|Example: In contrast to Vancouver, Halifax has a cold winter. |
|differs from |
|Example: Halifax differs from Vancouver by having a cold winter. |
|while |
|Example: While Vancouver has a mild winter, Halifax has a cold winter |
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