Comparing Works of Literature

The Richer, The PoorerThe Ant and GrasshopperThe Tortoise and the Hare

Comparing Works of Literature Compare Contrast Essay

• Write a compare/contrast essay comparing the characters in the Ant and the Grasshopper, The Tortoise and Hare, and The Richer, The Poorer.

• Discuss the theme or moral, how the characters are alike, and how the characters are different. Write a thesis statement that has the underlined phrases.

• Writers must use one of the compare-contrast models for this writing assignment.

• Complete the rough draft by Thursday, February 25.• Final paper due next Friday.

• 1. Whole-to-Whole, or Block

• 2. Similarities-to-Differences

• 3. Point-by-Point

There are three strategies to organize comparison and contrast papers:

Follow these easy steps to create your essay using the Whole-to-Whole strategy.

Where Do I Start?

Write a summary of The Ant and Grasshopper. Identify the main characters. Write at least one sentence about each character.

Checklist: • Did you explain the plot?• Did you identify the characters?• Did you tell the moral or theme of the story?

Retelling the Story

Write a summary of The Tortoise and the Hare. Identify the main characters. Write at least one sentence about each character.

Checklist: • Did you explain the plot?• Did you identify the characters?• Did you tell the moral or theme of the story?

Retelling the Story

Write a summary of The Richer, The Poorer. Identify the main characters. Write at least one sentence about each character.

Checklist: • Did you explain the plot?• Did you identify the characters?• Did you tell the moral or theme of the story?

Retelling the Story

• Write the body of the paper using the data you have gathered.

Remember to vary the sentence structures.

Sample sentences: Like Bess, Grasshopper thought his work was more

important. Both characters …..

In The Richer, The Poorer , the two main characters Lottie and Bess share many similarities, the two have the same parents, attended the same schools and shared a home, yet the two are very different.

Creating the Body