Fill-In-The-Blank Essay Organizer
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Fill-In-The-Blank Essay Organizer Text Comparison Organized Subject-by-Subject What follows is a guide to help you organize your comparison essay; while you do not have to follow this outline exactly, do be sure to support your thesis throughout using well-explained reasons and evidence from the texts.
Introduction: 1) General Introductory Sentence (Hook):
2) Set up the Topic (Provide Background on both the book and the movie):
3) Lead-in/Transition to Thesis:
4) Thesis Statement (How the Theme applies to both the book and the movie):
First Body Paragraph: 1) Topic Sentence (Main points that show how the theme is revealed in the book):
2) Examples of or elaboration on these points:
3) Proof: “
”(page # ) 4) Explanation of how the proof supports the point (which supports the thesis):
5) Conclusion of explanation/transition to discussion of film:
Second Body Paragraph: 1) Topic Sentence (Main points that show how the theme is revealed in the film):
2) Examples of or elaboration on these points:
3) Proof: “
” 4) Explanation of how the proof supports the point (which supports the thesis):
5) Conclusion of explanation/transition to conclusion:
Conclusion: 1) Restatement of Thesis (Try to vary the wording):
2) Final Comparisons (Summary of the ways in which each text reveals the theme):
3) Concluding Sentence: