Ender’s Game Compare and Contrast
Due:
Point Value: 150
Write a 5-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting the book and the movie and including personal
experiences. You will be required to submit a graphic organizer as your prewriting for this essay.
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No contractions
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No 1 or 2nd person pronouns
Follow all MLA rules
Introduction:
Should be 5-7 sentences
Must include title of book (in italics) and title of author
Must include title of movie (in italics) and director
One sentence per body paragraph
Thesis statement should reflect this prompt-write it in your own words with no dead words:
While a work of fiction may show contrast depending on different authors’ depictions and their mediums
of choice, certain similarities will also become evident through close examination of both works.
Body 1:
3.8 paragraph
Topic: Plot similarities and differences
Must contain two direct quotes-1 from the book and 1 from the movie and possible personal connections
Include parenthetical citations
Body 2:
3.8 paragraph
Topic: Character similarities and differences
Must contain two paraphrases-1 from the book and 1 from the movie and possible personal connections
Include parenthetical citations
Body 3:
3.8 paragraph
Topic: Other similarities and differences
Must contain two paraphrases-1 from the book and 1 from the movie
Include parenthetical citations and possible personal connections
Conclusion:
5-7 sentences
Thesis statement
Sum up three bodies and possible personal connections
End your paper with a final thought about books being turned into movies or similarities and differences, etc.
YOU MUST HAVE A WORKS CITED PAGE WITH TWO ENTRIES: THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE
Book:
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
Movie-if on dvd:
Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica
Parker, Patricia Arquette. Touchstone, 1994. DVD.