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Comparative Essay Outline Essay Topic: Compare OR contrast…
Comparative Essay Outline
Essay Topic:
Compare OR contrast ONE character from The Doll House by Henrick Ibsen and Barack Obama. Compare how your fictional character and the real-life advocate for change use their power.
Introduction
General Opening Statement
Your opening statement should:
pique the interest of the audience with a question or startling fact
provide brief, factual background information
Thesis
Your thesis statement should:
state your point of view on a topic
be concise
clearly describe what your essay will prove
include the arguments that you will develop within the body paragraphs (#1A, #1B, #2A & #2B)
Argument #1
Point/Proof/Explain & Link
First supporting idea
Your first body paragraph should:
state the first supporting idea related to the thesis
provide evidence and explanation for the first supporting idea
end with a concluding statement that makes a transition to the next supporting idea (List your sources using MLA style).
Fictional Character (Novel/Play) – Paragraph #1A
Topic Sentence:
personal struggles and evolution
Point:
Quotation with Citation:
Explain:
Real-life Advocate (from the list provided) – Paragraph #1B
Topic Sentence (Start with a transition):
Point:
Quotation with Citation:
Explain (transition at the end):
Argument #2
Point/Proof/Explain & Link
Second supporting idea
Your second body paragraph should:
state the second supporting idea related to the thesis
provide evidence and explanation for the second supporting idea
end with a concluding statement that makes a transition to the next supporting idea (List your sources using MLA style).
Fictional Character (Novel/Play) – Paragraph #2A
Topic Sentence:
Point:
Quotation with Citation:
Explain:
Real-life Advocate (from the list provided) – Paragraph #2B
Topic Sentence (Start with a transition):
Point:
Quotation with Citation:
Explain:
(There is no third argument – no #3A or #3B)
Conclusion
Restate thesis using new words:
Summarize the ideas that support the thesis (arguments #1 and #2):
End with a final thought:
*Works Cited page should be the last page of the essay that includes the novel or play read and any additional resources consulted.
Reminders:
You should provide evidence and explanations that your chosen audience can relate to.
You must complete six paragraphs (Introduction + four body paragraphs + the Conclusion) in the essay.
Any external sources that you use need to be cited using proper MLA format.
It is helpful to list your sources as you research so that they are ready to be cited.
