“PLANNING SCAFFOLD ‘This type of essay writing asks’ you to compare similarities and differences in terms of the icleas, issues and themes 4 in the text. Bach topic sentence should contain ar idea about the texts. Second body paragraph Third body paragraph Conclusion introduction «Text title + Authdr/director + Publitation years - Genres Outline your'contantion + What is your maln argument in your essay? Signal the direction of your comparison ~ Whatlare the main features of the texts that you will be comparing? ___|_>_What.vill your key arguments be? ait EEE [First body paragraph | Discuss a key similarity or diffarenca between the text ‘Topic sentence- What Is your Idea for this paragraph? Evidence: support your Idea with quotes and datalls from the first text Explain: explalhy how your evidence supports your Idea Comparison sentence Evidence- support your idea with quotes and details from the second text Explains explain how your evidence supports your Idea Link: Conneet the Ideas in your paragraph back to your tople sentence Discuss a kayisimilarity or difference between the toxt ‘Topic sentence What Is your Idea for this paragraph? Evidence: Support your Idea with quotes and detalls from the first text Explain: explalt how your ovidance supports your idea Comparison sentence Evidence: support your idea with quotes and details from the second text Explain- explain how your evidence supports your idea «Connect the Ideas in your paragraph back to your topic sentence Discuss a key similarity or difference between the text Tople sentence: What Is your Idea for this paragraph? Evidence- support your idea with quotes and details from the first text Explain- explain how your evidence supports your Idea Comparlson sentence Evidence: support your Idaa with quotes and detalls from the second text Explain- exptaln how your evidence supports your idea | tink: Connect the ideas in your paragraph back to your topic sentence Restate your response to the topic Restate your rhain Ideas in response to the tople Finish with a powerful statement that shows the reader you have understood how comparing texts has enriched your understanding of the textsCOMPARISON ESSAY PLANNING SHEET ‘TOPIC: INTRODUCTION: BODY PARAGRAPH 1 ‘TOPIC SENTENCE: EVIDENCE FROM TEXT/EXAMPLES/QUOTES TEXT 1: BODY PARAGRAPH 2 ‘TOPIC SENTENCE: EVIDENCE FROM TEXT/EXAMPLES/QUOTES TEXT 1 BODY PARAGRAPH 3 ‘TOPIC SENTENCE: EVIDENCE FROM TEXT/EXAMPLES/QUOTES TEXT 1: Page | 43ul] Accentuates, highlights, underpins, underlines, stresses, places weight on, foregrounds, confronts readers with... Encourages readers to consider..., reveals, advances, alludes to , indicates, compels, leads, typifies, conveys, presents, explores, examines, implies, presents, meditates upon Confirms, affirms, legitimises, upholds, advocates, sanctions, condones, foregrounds, validates, enlightens readers about... Critiques, criticises, challenges, objects to..., disputes, opposes, undermines, subverts, contests, exposes, questions, queries, scrutinises Page | 44Summarising or emphasising cexectly considacably lie precialy 1 great deal similer vieually ‘very much a practically rather | samme mene er less somenbat inthe seme way almost a little t00 nearly slightly bath approximately seareely mostimportant about haely haven coremon entirely totally ‘he sama oa quite ‘completely simorly centeely sawell ox quite while dissimilar although yet ‘whereas however but white ifr instead unless unlike though onthe contrary contrary to ‘even though onthe otherhand the reverse ln terms of. ‘They ae virtually identical They are almost exactly tha same There ore more similarities then differences | They ere quite diferent beczuse... One of the few similartics? differencesis... in every way " Stem Phrases for drawing Comparisons j This is mirrored in Both texts reveal that We also see this in Jn the same way / In much the same way ‘This is also obvious in ‘when just ike > _ decides | These characters react similarly but for completely ifferent reason: Likewise, in. These characters react in the same way, both | Stam phrases to show differences By contrast, i The opposite is seen in The reverse is true in This is somewhat different to _ letely different situation is clear in Indifferent way__ “These two texts could not be more different, particularly their outlook on «This is very different to. lowever, this is not really evident in all parts of the play because they live in society that values. In direct contrast to this, in Unlike Page | 45