Literary Analysis: Compare & Contrast

INTRODUCTION
Thesis: must connect with ALL topic sentences
Topic sentence 1

TARGETED SUMMARY
DESCRIPTON OF TEXT OR PLOT
EX: P1 & P.2 SUMMARY
EVIDENCE:
QUOTING/PARAPHRASING
SOURCES & ANALYSIS
EX. 1: P1 & P2 COMPARE
EX. 2: P1 ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS: First Point

Ending sentence leads to next supporting paragraph

Topic sentence 2

EVIDENCE:
QUOTING/PARAPHRASING
SOURCES & ANALYSIS
EX. 1: P1 & P2 CONTRAST
EX. 2: P2 ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS: Second Point

Ending sentence leads to next supporting paragraph

Topic sentence 3

ANALYSIS: Third Point

Ending sentence leads to next conclusion paragraph

EVIDENCE:
QUOTING/PARAPHRASING
SOURCES & ANALYSIS
EX. 1: P1 & P2 ENDING ANALYSIS
EX. 2: P1 & P2 COMPARE/CONSTRAST

CONCLUSION/WRAP-UP

ENDING THOUGHTS
LASTING IDEAS
WRAP-UP

EXAMPLE 1: THIS ESSAY FOCUES ON BOTH POPULAR OBJECTS IN EACH SUPPORTING

PARAGRAPH.
EXAMPLE 2: THIS ESSAY BREAKS DOWN POPULAR OBJECT 1 AND POPULAR OBJECT 2
IN THE SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS.
POPULAR OBJECT 1: FILM, BOOK, MOVIE, YOUTUBE, MUSIC, ETC.
POPULAR OBJECT 2: MUST BE A WRITTEN TEXT (EITHER INSIDE/OUTSIDE CLASS)
THERE MUST BE A WORKS CITED PAGE IN MLA FORMAT.