English 11B Unit 3 Compare & Contrast RD ORGANIZER

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Name:
Date:

1. From English 11, choose two works this year’s study:

Early and Colonial America (Puritanism)
Romanticism
Realism
Modernism
Postmodernism
2. Choose one of these themes from America’s literary history in English 11:
Religion and Faith
Community and Responsibility
The American Dream
Disillusionment of Man
The Meaning of Freedom
The Journey to Identity
3. Write a one-sentence thesis
 Example: Frost’s “Mending Wall” and Hemingway’s “In Another Country” show the
theme of “Community and Responsibility” in their imagery, characters, and
symbolism.

Theme:
Main Quote Supporting Theme 1:
Main Quote Supporting Theme 2:
Your Thesis:

1st Story Title and Author 2nd Story Title and

Author

First Similarity in theme: Example/Quote (page) Example/Quote (page)

Second Similarity in theme: Example/Quote (page) Example/Quote (page)

 English 11B Unit 3 Compare & Contrast RD ORGANIZER
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First Difference in theme: Example/Quote (page) Example/Quote (page)

Second Difference in theme: Example/Quote (page) Example/Quote (page)

Conclusion: Similarities

Conclusion: Differences

List at least 3 transitions you can use in this essay:

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