Fill-In-The-Blank Essay Organizer

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: