<p> Structuring a Comparison and Contrast Essay</p><p>Author by author</p><p>I. Introduction</p><p>A. Hook the readers’ attention</p><p>B. Introduce texts and authors</p><p>1. Use the author’s first and last name the first time you mention him/her</p><p>2. Underline/italicize the titles of books and other large works (The Great Gatsby)</p><p>3. Put the titles of short stories or other small works in quotation marks (“The Entitlement Society”)</p><p>C. Offer background information such as context/summaries</p><p>D. Clear, arguable thesis statement about what looking at the texts and their rhetorical approaches side by side SUGGESTS/ILLUSTRATES about the writer/speakers’ purposes and which rhetorical approach is most effective in making its case about the wealthy, class differences or the American dream.</p><p>II. Subject 1: 1st text/image of your choice (Fitzgerald, politician, or lyricist/artist)</p><p>A. Topic sentence about the effect of author’s rhetorical approach</p><p>B. Evidence from author’s (2-3 quotations to illustrate)</p><p>C. Analysis of evidence</p><p>D. Last Word</p><p>III. Subject 2: 2nd text/image of your choice (Fitzgerald, politician, or lyricist/artist)</p><p>A. Topic sentence about the effect of author’s rhetorical approach</p><p>B. Evidence from author #2” (2-3 quotations to illustrate point)</p><p>C. Analysis of evidence—here you make a direct comparison/contrast to author #1</p><p>D. Last Word</p><p>IV. Subject 3: 2nd text/image of your choice (Fitzgerald, politician, lyricist/artist)</p><p>A. Topic sentence about the effect of author’s rhetorical approach</p><p>B. Evidence from author #3 (at least 2 quotations to illustrate point)</p><p>C. Analysis of evidence-- here you make a direct comparison/contrast to author #1 & author #2 D. Last Word</p><p>V. Conclusion</p><p>A. Draw final conclusions about texts by comparing/contrasting</p><p>B. Rephrase thesis statement (not in the same words!!)</p><p>C. Review points and broaden out to discuss something bigger: the nature of money, the problems of class, the reality/illusion of the American dream…</p><p>Rhetorical strategy by Rhetorical Strategy</p><p>I. Introduction</p><p>E. Hook the readers’ attention</p><p>F. Introduce texts and authors</p><p>4. Use the author’s first and last name the first time you mention him/her</p><p>5. Underline/italicize the titles of books and other large works (The Great Gatsby)</p><p>6. Put the titles of short stories or other small works in quotation marks (“The Entitlement Society”)</p><p>G. Offer background information such as context/summaries</p><p>H. Clear, arguable thesis statement about what looking at the texts and their rhetorical approaches side by side SUGGESTS/ILLUSTRATES about the writer/speakers’ purposes and which rhetorical approach is most effective in making its case about the wealthy, class differences or the American dream. II. Rhetorical Device/Strategy #1 (in relation to ALL texts)</p><p>A. Topic sentence comparing/contrasting the texts in relation to Rhetorical Device/Strategy #1</p><p>B. Evidence for point #1 from text #1 (Fitzgerald, politician or lyricist/artist)</p><p>C. Analyze evidence from text #1</p><p>D. Evidence for point #1 from text #2</p><p>E. Analyze evidence from text #2</p><p>F. Evidence for point #1 from text #3</p><p>G. Analyze evidence from text 3 H. Wrap up in Last Word III. Rhetorical Device/Strategy #2 (in relation to all texts)</p><p>A. Topic sentence comparing/contrasting the texts in relation to Rhetorical Device/Strategy #1</p><p>B. Evidence for rhetorical device/strategy #2 from text #1</p><p>C. Analyze evidence from </p><p>D. Evidence for rhetorical device/strategy #1 from text #2</p><p>E. Analyze evidence from text #2</p><p>F. Evidence for rhetorical device/strategy #1 from text #3</p><p>G. Analyze evidence from text 3</p><p>H. Wrap up in Last Word IV. Rhetorical Device/Strategy #3 (in relation to all texts)</p><p>A. Topic sentence comparing/contrasting the texts in relation to Rhetorical Device/Strategy #1</p><p>B. Evidence for rhetorical device/strategy #3 from text #1</p><p>C. Analyze evidence from text #1</p><p>D. Evidence for rhetorical device/strategy #3 from text #2</p><p>E. Analyze evidence from text #2</p><p>F. Evidence for rhetorical device/strategy #3 from text #3</p><p>G. Analyze evidence from text 3</p><p>H. Wrap up in Last Word V. Conclusion</p><p>A. Draw final conclusions about texts by comparing/contrasting</p><p>B. Rephrase thesis statement (not in the same words!!)</p><p>C. Review points and broaden out to discuss something bigger: the nature of money, the problems of class, the reality/illusion of the American dream…</p>