Comparison Contrast

Quiz
1.WHAT HAPPENS TO BEATRICE AT THE END OF RAPPACCINI’S DAUGHTER?
2.WHO GIVES GIOVANNI THE ANTIDOTE?
3.WHAT IS V-DAY?
4.WHAT IS ONE OF THE NICKNAMES FOR A VAGINA MENTIONED IN THE BOOK?
5.BONUS: NAME ONE OF THE THINGS A VAGINA WOULD WEAR

Topic 3

Select three of the Vagina Monologues and discuss the different experience of reading them versus hearing them read/ performed in The Vagina Monologues DVD.
Topic 1

Compare and contrast the garden in Rappaccini’s Daughter with the Garden of Eden in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament of the Bible; your points will be: the characters (Adam and Eve), the God figure, and the snake. You may alternate the above points with the Tree of Knowledge and/or the description of the flora and fauna of the gardens themselves.

Topic 2

Use Hawthorne’s/ the narrator’s comparison of Beatrice to a flower as a basis for a comparison/contrast essay using the subjects Beatrice and a flower. You may use the specific flower in the story, and some suggested points are appearance, scent/essence, and genesis (how each came to be)

Topic 4

—Choose three areas in which your perspective on vaginas has changed after reading The Vagina Monologues. Use several of the monologues that have particularly affected your perspective.

Organization of Comparison Contrast

—Block/ Subject-by-Subject Method—discuss one subject and all points about that subject in one part of your paper, and then discuss the second subject and points.
—Example: For topic 1, the two subjects are Rappaccini’s garden and The Garden of Eden, and the points are the characters, the God figure, and the snake

Block Outline

I Intro--grab readers’ attention, state thesis.
Thesis: The Biblical Garden of Eden and the garden in Rappaccini’s Daughter differ in the areas of the characters, the God figure, and the snake.
II. Subject one—The Biblical Garden of Eden
A. Characters
B. God
C. The snake
III.Transitional paragraph—sums up points and prepares readers for second half of essay.
IV.Subject two—Rappaccini’s Garden
A. Characters
B. God figure
C. The snake
V. Conclusion—sum up main points for both subjects and restate your evaluation—whether they are overall similar, different, or equal

Point-by-Point Organization

—Point-by-Point method organizes essay according to what will be discussed about the subjects. Each point is discussed with its relevance to the subject in the order (usually) from least significant to most significant difference or similarity.

Point-by-Point Outline

I.Intro—grab readers’ interest, state thesis.
Thesis: The Garden of Eden and the garden in Rappaccini’s Daughter differ in the areas of the characters, the God figure, and the snake.
II.Characters
A. The Garden of Eden
B. Rappaccini’s garden
III.The God figure
A. The Garden of Eden
B. Rappaccini’s garden
IV.The snake
A. The Garden of Eden
B. Rappaccini’s Garden
V. Conclusion—sum up points and their relevance to each story, and determine if they are overall similar, different, or equal

Things to Remember about Comparison Contrast

—You must discuss same points for each subject.
—You must have transitions between points and paragraphs.
—You may discuss both similarities and differences together in one paragraph.
—Transitions to show similarity: similar to, likewise, like, similarly, as, in comparison.
—Transitions to show difference: unlike, different from, differ, in contrast, on the other hand