COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY
ROUGH DRAFT CHECK
Get out your printed copy of your rough draft!
Ms. Baertsch
English 9
RHS 2008
GET OUT YOUR ESSAY
AND 2 COLORS OF HIGHLIGHTERS
Put a number in a circle next to
each of your 4 paragraphs – intro, 2
body, conclusion.
Pick a color and highlight your
thesis. Is it the last sentence in
your intro paragraph? Does it tell
the reader what the next 2
paragraphs will be about?
TOPIC SENTENCES
Look at your 2 body paragraphs.
Does each paragraph have a
topic sentence that introduces
the paragraph and tells the
reader what the point of the
paragraph is?
Highlight the topic sentence
in each paragraph the same
color as the thesis.
BODY PARAGRAPHS
Look at your comparison
paragraph. Do you have 3
ways that the characters are
similar?
Do you have evidence for all 3?
Highlight your 3
comparisons in a new color.
BODY PARAGRAPHS
Now look at your contrasting
paragraph. Do you have 3
ways that the characters are
different?
Do you have evidence for all 3?
Highlight your 3
contrasting points in the
same color.
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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What are transition elements?
First
Last
To begin with
Mainly
Although
Thereafter
Finally
Meanwhile
But
However
In spite of
Instead
Nevertheless
On the other hand
In addition to
Likewise
Still
Yet
Also
Another
Moreover
Similarly
More importantly
Circle your transition elements.
MLA STYLE CHECK
Heading
Creative title – centered,
nothing “fancy”
Double-spaced text
No extra spaces
Short story titles should
be in quotes
GRAMMAR CHECK
Write your 2 grammar concentration areas on the
last page of your rough draft.
Check your paper for any areas in your
concentration areas and write your initials next to
your concentration areas verifying that the paper in
error-free.
SCHEDULE REMINDER!
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Tomorrow we will review grammar
and do peer reviews
Friday you will have time in class to
work on your final copy.
Final copy is due Mon.