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World Events Research Comparison Essay
  • English 10

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  • Sometimes authors use fiction as a way of
    teaching history or telling greater truths about
    the world around them. To Kill a Mockingbird for
    example, while a work of fiction, gives the
    reader great insights as to the institution of
    racism and bigotry during The Great Depression.
    Similarly, Luisa Valenzuela and Naguib Mahfouz,
    authors of The Censors and The Norwegian Rat,
    respectively, use their fiction to tell greater
    truths about the world around them.
  • Can you think of any other stories that
    accomplish this?

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Use class conversation to identify the purpose
message of each work
The Censors    
The Norwegian Rat    
In a 5 body paragraph essay you will compare and
contrast these stories to three world events (2
may be from the class articles, 1 must be by
research in the computer lab). Like the group
presentations, your focus should be on the
authors word choice and how the situations
relate to the real world. See the point for point
graphic organizer below for an idea of how to
organize your paper.
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Brain Storm Choose the article you presented
and write some notes for a comparison below. Next
read 1 more article for comparison. After writing
your notes, circle the column in which you will
highlight for your paper.
Name of Article Similarities to Stories Differences from Stories
         
         
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InstructionsIn a 5 body paragraph essay you
will compare and contrast these stories to three
world events (2 may be from the class articles, 1
must be by research in the computer lab). Like
the group presentations, your focus should be on
the authors word choice and how the situations
relate to the real world. See the point for point
graphic organizer below for an idea of how to
organize your paper.
Point by Point Comparison Model
1 Introduction in which you state your purpose give Background info. Next give your thesis statement There are more differences than similarities between vacationing in the mountains or at the beach.
2 One similarity between mountains and beaches as they are both tourist destinations
3 First difference between mountains and beaches is climateA.  MountainsB.  Beach
4 Second difference between mountains and beaches are types of activitiesA.  MountainsB.  Beach
5 Conclusion
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Your Essay Outline
Stars What you should write today
1 Introduction Intro to topic (comparing stories to real life) summaries of the stories Thesis statement
Article 1 Name        
Article 2 Name      
Research Article        
5 Conclusion
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Topic Sentence
Intro paragraph
  • Topic sentence
  • Title of short story (in quotes),
  • author
  • summary of the novel.

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Examples
  • The Giver, by Lois Lowry is a story about a boy
    who begins to questions the world around him and
    when he does he learns that nothing in his world
    is what it seems.
  • The Tell-tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe is a
    story about a criminal whos guilt becomes so
    great that he eventually goes mad and turns
    himself in.
  • Try creating an introductory background statement
    about either or both of the short stories.

The Censors by Luisa Valenzuela is a short
story about a man named Juan is trying to trying
to capture a letter he wrote to avoid the penalty
of death if his coded language is caught by the
censorship bureau.
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Step 2 - Answer the questionHow do the stories
tell greatertruths?
  • Watch out for I statements

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Step 3 (Thesis Statement)- Choose your Evidence
  • Choose the names of the articles you will compare
    the stories to.
  • Overall you should make a claim as to whether
    there are more similarities or differences to be
    found.

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Example paragraph
  • (Topic Sentence) Sometimes works of fiction are
    solely warn us about consequences for choices we
    make in the world around us.
  • (Summarize Story)The Censors, by Luisa
    Valenzuela for example, is a short story about a
    man named Juan who is trying to trying to capture
    a letter he wrote the breaks the censorship laws
    in his country. To avoid the penalty of death,
    Juan joins a the censorship bureau and begins to
    censor letters of others in order to retrieve his
    letter. In the end Juan falls victim to a society
    controlled by fear, and himself as he turns
    himself into the censorship bureau.
  • (Thesis Statement) Overall, The Censors when
    taking a look at the modern world has more
    similarities than differences when comparing it
    to censorship problems in Russia, China, and
    North Korea.
  • Note In your thesis statement you should name
    three countries you will compare the story to.
    Save the titles of your articles for your work
    citations.

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Your Essay Outline
Stars What you should write today
1 Introduction Intro to topic (comparing stories to real life) summaries of the stories Thesis statement
Article 1 Russia  "If I am found innocent, it will prove that there is a certain freedom to express oneself. If I am found guilty, it means we are approaching a critical time for art and artists in this country."  (Russia Cracks Down on Political Art)  
Article 2 China      
Research North Korea        
5 Conclusion
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Anatomy of a body Paragraph
  • Consider the following model of a typical
    literary analysis paragraph

Supporting Detail
Supporting Detail
Supporting Detail
Concluding Sentence
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Body Paragraph Checklist
  • Consider the following when using supporting
    quotes and passages in your writing
  • Lead into or set up your quote/passage with
    speaker (character/narrator) and occasion
    (context, or whats happening in the plot
  • Follow up a quote with at least two sentences of
    commentary and analysis before moving on to the
    next supporting detail
  • Avoid excessive plot summary
  • Be sure the quote is relevant to your topic
    sentence and thesisdoes your quote help prove
    your point?
  • Avoid letting the quote speak for itselfavoid
    dropping the quote

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Sentence Type Body paragraph 1
Topic Sentence One country The Censors seems to be strikingly similar to is Russia.
Set up Quote In The Censors there is a law forbidding anyone to write any thing in the mail that speaks negatively about their government. Similarly, In Russia, even artists are being targeted.
Give Quote Artist, Alexander Shchednov, on the topic in his homeland has stated "If I am found innocent, it will prove that there is a certain freedom to express oneself. If I am found guilty, it means we are approaching a critical time for art and artists in this country" (Russia Cracks Down on Political Art).
Explain quote Like The Censors the artist faces a severe punishment for breaking the censorship law for expressing his honest opinion. While he may not face death, he is controlled by a society ruled by fear of dissent.
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Active and Academic Verbs to Use in Critical
Literary Analysis
Repeat the process within 2 more body paragraphs.
  • Emphasizes Elucidates Compares
    Suggests
  • Creates Illustrates Exemplifies
    Parallels
  • Juxtaposes Implies Alludes to
    Observes
  • Identifies Organizes Reinforces Defines
  • Clarifies Contrasts Argues
    Mirrors
  • Echoes Develops Connotes
    Focuses
  • Balances Relates Expresses Insinuates

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Conclusion Checklist
  • The conclusion begins with a restatement of the
    thesis, not a repetition, and gradually widens
    toward a final, broad statement of implication.
  • Borrows from the body paragraphs, without being
    flatly repetitive or listing points already
    covered.
  • Creates echoes of the introduction and body
    paragraphs to reinforce analysis/ideas.
  • Moves outward with a statement that relates the
    thesis to a broader implication so the reader can
    see it in a larger perspective.

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Conclusion Strategies Checklist
  • Give a symbolic or powerful fact/detail
  • Create an analogy that relates your topic to a
    larger implication
  • Give an especially compelling example
  • Use a meaningful quotation
  • Recommend a course of action
  • Echo the approach/language of the introduction
  • Reference and make meaning of the title of the
    work you are analyzing

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Sentence Type Conclusion
Restatement of thesis
Borrows information from other paragraphs
Closes using strategy from list on previous slide.
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Work Cited Page
  • Type the name of the article into Google to find
    the source.
  • Good to for work cited page.
  • Bibliography http//www.noodletools.com/quickcite
    /
  • Or
  • Bibliographyhttp//www.easybib.com/
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