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ComparativeAnalysisFormatandModelOutline

(Adaptedfor
1984
vs.NorthKorea)
CompareandContrasttheregimedescribedin1984totheregimeinNorthKorea.

Utilizethe
FrontlineDocumentary:NorthKoreaTheSecretState
,whichyouwillviewinMs.Villalpandos
classroom.

Thisessayis7pagesminimum(notincludingworkcited)and
completeddraftisdueby
Monday,April25at
Midnight
.

Introduction(1paragraph):GENERALTOSPECIFIC
Purpose:Tosetupandstateonesclaim
1. Hook:Writeageneralstatementaboutthetopiconwhichyoullbewriting
2. Context:Whatbackgroundinformationdoyouneedtogiveyourreaderinordertounderstandyourclaim?
3. Stateauthorandtitleofliterarypiece
4. Thesis:Whatisyourclaim?Answertheprompt!

Backgroundinformationof1984andNorthKorea:
Includetheauthor,generalinformation,alinktoNorth
Korea,andgeneralbackgroundinformationofNorthKorea.

BodyParagraphs(Asmanyasyoudeemnecessarytoproveyourclaim):
Purpose:

Toproveyourclaim
1. Claim:Whatisoneitem,detail,orexampleyoucantellyourreadersthatwillhelpthembetterunderstand
yourclaim?
2. IntroduceEvidence:Introduceyourevidencewithappropriatecontextandreportingverb
3. StateEvidence:Whatsupportingevidence(quotationorparaphrase)canyouincludetoproveyourclaim
inthetopicsentence?
4. Dontforgetyourintextcitation!
5. AnalyzeEvidence:Howdoestheevidenceaboveproveyourclaiminyourtopicsentence?

ExamplesforParagraphs

BodySectionA:Propaganda
Propaganda1984
PropagandaNorthKorea

BodySectionB:Abuseofpower
AbuseofPower1984
AbuseofPowerNorthKorea

BodySectionC:CultofPersonality
Cultofpersonality1984
CultofpersonalityNorthKorea

BodySectionD:Contrasts
Differencesbetween1984andNorthKorea

Conclusion(1paragraph):SPECIFICTOGENERAL
Purpose:Remindreadersofyourclaimandsupportingevidenceandtoillustratetoyouraudiencethatyouhave
thoughtcriticallyaboutyourtopic
1. Avoidsimplyrestatingyourintroparagraph,butrephraseitindifferentwords
2. Reiteratethesignificanceofthetopicwithinthetext

3. Attheend,explorethesignificanceofyourtopicincurrentorfuturesociety

Otherimportantaspectsforyoungauthorstoconsider:

*Eachbodyparagraphshouldfollowourmodel
TopicSentence,SupportSandwich(=introductionofquote,thequoteitself,andreflection,analysis,ortyingof
quotetothesis),Fullcircletechnique,andbridges/transitionsbetweeneachbodyparagraph

*ToneandStyle
Thisaspectiscompletelyopentothewriterspreference.AreyoulookingtoconvinceothersthatGeorgeOrwells
fictionalsocietyisjustlikeNorthKorea?Or,areyoutryingtoprovideorconveyresearch?Thiswouldbesimilar
toaresearch/reportingpiece.Regardlessoftheselection,itisimportantthatthedistinctionisaconsciousdecision
bythewriter.Thetoneandstyleshouldbeboth,apparentandintentionalinthestudentswriting.

*Organization
Papersthiscomplexcangetawayfromstudents.Itisimperativetoworkwhentimeisprovidedinclass,remain
organized(sources,workcited,drafts),andmeetalldeadlinesandcheckpoints.Thisisatypicalassignmentthata
collegestudentwouldhaveverylittleturnaroundtimetocomplete.

ANoteonoutsideresearch:
Youmaywishtodooutsideresearchtomakethisabetterdevelopedessay.Yourworkscitedpageshouldinclude
thenovel,thevideoandanyadditionalsourcesyouuse.

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