Compare+Contrast+Essay



In order to learn more about correct MLA citations and Works Cited pages, and continue to prepare for the AP test this May, you will write a compare/contrast essay. You will choose two works you've read in high school (from Honors English I, Honors English II, Honors English III, or AP English) that you enjoyed or remember well, then determine the points of comparison (similarities and differences) for the pieces you've chosen. See below for two suggested formats for compare/contrast essays. Each body paragraph should include quotes supporting your points of comparison (ideally, two for each point of comparison {one for each literary work}).


 * (Incomplete) Works from High School**
 * Honors 1:** A Separate Peace, A Tale of Two Cities, Night, Romeo & Juliet, Ethan Frome, Scarlet Ibis (short story), The Necklace, The Gift of the Magi, The Most Dangerous Game, Ordinary People, Cask of Amontillado, Animal Farm
 * Honors 2:** A Raisin in the Sun, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Glass Menagerie, Poe poetry, Transcendentalism (Walden), The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, Having Our Say, Death of a Salesman, The Color of Water
 * Honors 3:** The Taming of the Shrew; other summer reading novel; Frankenstein; Brave New World; Macbeth; Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, ballad poetry, John Donne poetry, Shakespeare sonnets
 * AP:** Twelfth Night; A Lesson Before Dying; Oedipus Rex; Cry, the Beloved Country; Wuthering Heights; The Old Man and the Sea

//Format A: 5 paragraphs - **P**oints **o**f **C**omparison//
 * Suggested __p__oints __o__f __c__omparison:**
 * theme
 * characters
 * setting
 * style
 * literary elements
 * genre
 * other
 * Suggested formats: - note that while Format B has one less paragraph, both will be approximately the same length.**
 * Introductory Paragraph (include TAGS for each work)
 * Body Paragraph 1: PoC 1
 * Work 1
 * Work 2
 * Body Paragraph 2: PoC 2
 * Work 1
 * Work 2
 * Body Paragraph 3: PoC 3
 * Work 1
 * Work 2
 * Concluding Paragraph

//Format B: 4 paragraphs - Literary Works//
 * Introductory Paragraph (include TAGS for each work)
 * Body Paragraph 1: Work 1
 * PoC 1
 * PoC 2
 * PoC 3
 * Body Paragraph 2: Work 2
 * PoC 1
 * PoC 2
 * PoC 3
 * Concluding Paragraph