Step 1
Directions
- View the powerpoint about the Comparing and Contrasting Newspaper Articles (Links to an external site.) .
- Review the two newspaper articles:
- “Corona Virus is Harming Mental Health” from The Washington Post;
- “Loneliness, Anxiety and Grief” from Boston Globe
- Complete the Comparison/Contrast of newspaper articles chart
Step 2
Directions
- Review your Comparison/Contrast chart and select two key points you want to compare/contrast from the two article read earlier in this unit.
- Choose the type of outline you would like to write: block method or point by point method:
Comparison Contrast Block Method Outline Template
Comparison Contrast Point by Point Outline Template - Start by outlining some general background information for the introduction.
- Develop a thesis sentence at the end of the introduction. The thesis sentence should include the topic, your claim and the main ideas. (For this essay, you only need two main ideas.)
- Example thesis: Despite the differences between the news articles regarding President Obama’s State of the Union Address, the similarities are (main idea one) and (main idea two).
- Write two topic sentences based on the main ideas in your thesis.
- Add supporting details for each main idea topic sentence, following the outline template you have chosen.
- Develop a conclusion that restates the thesis (in different words), sums up the body of the essay and provides final thoughts about the importance of recognizing different writing styles.
- Add a Works Cited with the citations for both articles at the end of the outline. (Note: You can find MLA 8 citations at the end of each article.)
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