Name______________________

Date_______________________

Period______________________

Compare/Contrast Essay Revision Sheet

1. Interjection used: _______________________

2. Three adjectives:________________________ Three adverbs: ____________________________

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3. Sentence length:

One sentence 20+ words: _________________________________________________________

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One sentence of three words: ______________________________________________________

4. First word of the first 24 sentences: (don’t count “the,” “a,” or “an.”)

1. _______________ 6. _______________ 11. _______________ 16. _______________

2. _______________ 7. _______________ 12. _______________ 17. _______________

3. _______________ 8. _______________ 13. _______________ 18. _______________

4. _______________ 9. _______________ 14. _______________ 19. _______________

5. _______________ 10. _______________ 15. _______________ 20. _______________

5. Essay check list:

1. _____ Heading – name, date, period, assignment. Left justified.
2. _____ Title – capitalize the first letter of the first word and then all important words.
3. Essay Body:

1^st Introductory paragraph

_____ lead

_____ Explain the lead.

_____ Give a brief summary of the stories emphasizing your topic.

_____ thesis

2^nd paragraph

_____ 1. Describe one idea and how it is similar between the two things/people being compared. (because…)

_____ 2. Give some examples of the differences. Use quotes from the story. (For example…)

_____ 3. Now explain how this idea relates things/people to the world at large. (Therefore…)

3^rd paragraph

_____ 1. Describe one idea and how it is similar between the two things/people being compared. (because…)

_____ 2. Give some examples of the differences. Use quotes from the story. (For example…)

_____ 3. Now explain how this idea relates things/people to the world at large. (Therefore…)

4^th paragraph

_____ 1. Describe one idea and how it is similar between the two things/people being compared. (because…)

_____ 2. Give some examples of the differences. Use quotes from the story. (For example…)

_____ 3. Now explain how this idea relates things/people to the world at large. (Therefore…)

5^th Concluding paragraph

_____ restate the thesis

_____ Restate the three main ideas compared and contrasted.

_____ End with a text-to-world, text-to-self, or text-to-text comparison.

4. _____ Eliminate the pronoun “you,” especially as a subject of a sentence.
5. _____ Spell check

6. _____ Partner proof read