Posted: September 15th, 2023
Analyze two characters from two different stories from the six that we read, in other words, one character from each story. You need to compare and/or contrast the two characters to argue who is the [more interesting evil, kind, compassionate, thoughtful, determined, etc.—insert one of these or any one of your own adjectives] character. You should choose the adjective that fits (from the list or come up with your own) and use lots of textual evidence to support your claim. You will need to create a focused argument and use evidence (meaning short quotes or facts from the stories) to support your opinion. Your thesis should be straightforward and argued well with specific quotes, paraphrases, and your unique ideas.
For the first, polished, peer review copy, ( we don’t call anything in my class a rough draft 😀) I want to see this exact formula for the thesis. You will have plenty of opportunity to be creative on your research paper. For this first essay, I want your thesis to be bolded, so other students can find it easily, and it should look like this. After the peer review, if you find this thesis too formulaic, (and you are a very solid writer), you can experiment with another form, but make sure I can find it, too!
Story 1: https://www.katechopin.org/story-hour/
Story 2: http://www.nyx.net/~kbanker/chautauqua/carver.htm
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