LEQ:COMPARISONESSAYSTRUCTURE
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1 Body¶
nd
2 Body¶
THESIS
Intro¶
TopicSentence:1stStatementofComparison(Similarity)
• Explainreason(s)forthissimilarity
• Providespecificpiecesofhistoricalevidencetosupportthe
similarity
• Explainhowthathistoricalevidencesupportsthisargument
TopicSentence:2stStatementofComparison(ifpossible)
• Explainreason(s)forthissimilarity
• Providespecificpiecesofhistoricalevidencetosupportthe
similarity
• Explainhowthehistoricalevidencesupportsthisargument
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4 Body¶
rd
3 Body¶
TopicSentence:1stStatementofContrast(Difference)
• Explainreason(s)forthisdifference
• Providespecificpiecesofhistoricalevidencetosupportthe
difference
• Explainhowthehistoricalevidencesupportsthisargument
• TopicSentence:2ndStatementofContrast(ifpossible)
• Explainreason(s)forthisdifference
• Providespecificpiecesofhistoricalevidencetosupportthe
difference
• Explainhowthehistoricalevidencesupportsthisargument
•
Synthesis:
Synthesis¶
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Connectanyofyourarguments(ofsimilaritiesand/or
differences)aboveto:
o Adevelopmentinadifferenthistoricalperiod,
situation,and/orgeographicerafromwhat’sgivenin
theprompt
-Thethesisshouldbetheonlythinginyour
introductoryparagraph.
-Thethesismaybeonemoresentences.
-Yourthesismustinclude:
1. Identificationofthecivilization(s)/region(s)
etc.youareanalyzing
2. Identificationofthetimeperiodyouare
analyzing(fromtheprompt)
3. Provideatleast:2sims&1diff
&/OR1sim.&2diffs.
4. Mostimportantly:Answertheprompt!
BODYPARAGRAPHS:
Makinganargument:
-Takethefirststatementofcomparisonfromyour
st
thesisandturnitintoyour1 bodyparagraph’stopic
sentence!Dothisforeachbodyparagraph’stopic
sentence!
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Ex.“BothClassicalChinaandClassicalIndia
adheredtostrictpatriarchalfamilystructures.” Explainingreason(s)forthesimilarity/difference:
-Thereasonforeachofthesimilaritiesanddifferences
MUSTbethoroughlyexplained.Anexplanationthat
onlyexplains1sideofthecomparisonorcontrast
cannotreceivecredit.
Supportingyoursimilarity/differencewithEvidence:
-Supporteachofyourclaimsofsimilarityanddifference
withspecifichistoricaldetails.Refertospecificpeople,
places,events,andideas.
-Giveevidencefrombothsidesofthecomparisonor
contrast.Provethatthesimilarityordifferenceistrue!
ProvethetruthofyourargumentwithEvidence:
-Asimplereferencetoapieceofrelevanthistorical
evidenceisnotenoughtoearnthispoint.Youmust
discusshowthisevidenceisrelevantandprovesyour
statementofsimilarityordifferencetobetrue!
Forthesynthesispoint:
-Thinkabouthowanyoftheargumentsof
comparison/contrastyoumadeinthethesisorbody
paragraphsmaybeconnectedtosomethingelse
thathappenedelsewhereinhistory
-Toearnthispoint,itcannotbejustapassing
reference.Youmustexplainthoroughlyhowitis
relevant.
-Samplesynthesisparagraphstartersetence:
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Conclusion¶
Re-workedThesis
“JustasClassicalIndiaandClassicalIndiahad
patriarchalfamilysystems,patriarchal
structurescouldalsobefoundinMesopotamia
duringtheFoundationsperiod(9000BCEto600
BCE).Thisisdemonstratedby…”
ConclusionParagraph:
-ThefirstandONLYthingintheconclusionshouldbe
are-workedthesis.Thisisaplacetomakeany
correctionsandadditionstotheintroductorythesis.