Comparison or Contrast Essay
on
The Amistad and “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Your introduction should include the following:
______ A topic sentence
______ 3-5 sentence summary on The Amistad
______ 3-5 sentence summary on the story from the textbook
______ A clear thesis statement (stating exactly what you will be writing about:
o Both the movie and the short story have many similarities (or
differences). The three similarities (differences) between the movie
Amistad and the short story, “The Short and Interesting Narrative are
_______________________________, _______________________,
_______________________________.
Paragraph 2 and 3: Body paragraphs
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Each paragraph should include a topic sentence
In each paragraph you will provide details from the story and the movie to
support your points from the thesis
This paragraph should include a transitional or summary sentence to take
the reader to your next idea
Paragraph 3: Conclusion
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Restate your thesis and draw a conclusion about slavery or make a
statement about the connections or differences you saw between the
movie and short story
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