TEXTS Comparative analysis: Organization Dissect the Writing Prompt Highlight the different actions in the prompt (this tells you what you must do) The highlighting should look something like Write a multi-paragraph essay analysis comparing & contrasting the purpose of both Sonrisas and Search for My Tongue 1. Analyze 2. Identify comparison/ contrast 3. Identify content (concrete details) to discuss Parallel Structure Compare & Contrast? Consider both similarities and differences Content to defend? 2 Literary devices Once you determine what you are analyzing, you can set up your argument.
1 st body paragraph should use the analysis of one literary device to develop the point you make about purpose 2 nd body paragraph should do the same with a different literary device SAME PURPOSE BY USING THE SAME LITERARY DEVICES
DIFFERENT PURPOSE BY USING SAME DEVICES
SAME PURPOSE BY USING LITERARY DEVICES DIFFERENTLY
You have options: Thesis Template Examples: Comparison The purpose of both Sujata Bhatts Search for My Tongue and Pat Moras Sonrisas share the similarity of _______, as shown by ____ and _____.
Contrast Pat Mora and Sujata Bhatt both use ____ and ____ to develop the ideas of their poems, but the purpose of Sonrisas is__________, while the purpose of Search for my Tongue is ______. Parallel Structure Continued Paragraph #1 Lit Device 1 TS How the Literary device develops the purpose CD#1 Sonrisas quote CM reasoning CM reasoning CD#2 Search for my Tongue quote CM reasoning CM reasoning CL conclude, but also transition to second device
Paragraph #2 Lit Device 2 TS How the Literary device develops the purpose CD#1 Sonrisas quote CM reasoning CM reasoning CD#2 Search for my Tongue quote CM reasoning CM reasoning CL summarize the similarities/differences between both texts
Practice Now that you have an idea of how to structure a comparison, structure an outline for your Multi-paragraph analysis Hint: If you arent sure what your thesis should be, try building an argument (body paragraphs) for a few ideas review your examples and try to come up with an insight. Another Hint: Whatever you do for 1 text, you MUST do for the other. For example, if you analyze extended metaphor in one text, you MUST analyze the extended metaphor of the 2 nd .