Writing%20the%20Comparison/Contrast%20Essay

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Writing the Comparison/Contrast Essay
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The RIGHT way
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Two works
ONE IDEA
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The WRONG way
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Two works
Two Related Ideas
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Work 1
Work 2
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Work 1
Work 2
Why I Live at the P.O.
Till We Have Faces

• Crazy woman
• Totally deluded
• Doesnt understand her own story

• Lonely
• Starts out deluded
• Comes to understand her own story

The End!
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Work 1
Work 2
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Instead
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Work 2
SHARED IDEA
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Instead
Why I Live at the P.O.
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Work 2
Till We Have Faces
Both authors show that failure as a person arises
from self-delusion.
SHARED IDEA
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Personal Observation
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Work 2
SHARED IDEA
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Organizing the Comparison/Contrast Essay
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Block by Block
Intro
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Work 2
Conclusion
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Block by Block
Intro
Work 1
Why I Live at the P.O. jealous, abused by
fate, unreliable, and self-deluded.
Work 2
Till We Have Faces narrator is jealous, abused
by fate, unreliable, and self-deluded.
Conclusion
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Point-by-Point
Introduction
Till We Have Faces Narrator is jealous
Why I Live at the P.O. Narrator is jealous.
Till We Have Faces Narrator feels abused by
fate.
Why I Live at the P.O. Narrator feels abused
by fate.
Till We Have Faces Narrator is unreliable.
Why I Live at the P.O. Narrator is unreliable.
Conclusion
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Block by Block
Intro
Why I Live at the P.O. jealous, abused by
fate, unreliable, and self-deluded.
Work 2
Till We Have Faces narrator is jealous, abused
by fate, unreliable, and self-deluded.
Conclusion
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Point-by-Point
Introduction
Till We Have Faces Narrator is jealous
Why I Live at the P.O. Narrator is jealous.
Till We Have Faces Narrator feels abused by
fate.
Why I Live at the P.O. Narrator feels abused
by fate.
Till We Have Faces Narrator is unreliable.
Why I Live at the P.O. Narrator is unreliable.
Conclusion
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Presentation Prepared byCarolyn P.
HenlyMeadowbrook High School4901 Cogbill
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