This unit discusses the importance of art and comparing artists

Reading/Writing 4: Unit 5 Essay

This unit
discusses the importance of art and comparing artists. In this task, you need
to research 2 different artists, performers or works of art and compare and
contrast them. You will need to write a longer paper of 4-5 pages describing
several aspects of your chosen subjects and how they are similar or different. You
need to use the point by point method and have quotes about each aspect you are
comparing.
This question
requires research, critical thinking and
evaluation.
1st Draft Due Monday 15th February.
Final Draft Due Monday 22nd February.

Complete
the planning sheet on the other side of this sheet and then write your paper.

Writing
Prompt:

Compare
and contrast two artists, performers or works of art and explain why it is
important to compare them?

Check the following before turning in your rough and
final drafts:

_____My essay is double spaced, in 12 point font, Times
New Roman or Arial font.

_____My name, instructor’s name, course title and date
appear on the top left corner of the 1stpage.

_____The title of the paper is in the center of the first
page two lines after the date.

_____My last name and page number are on the top right
corner of the page as a header.

_____I have indented the first line of each paragraph.

_____I have capitalized the first letter of each word in
the title unless it’s an article or a preposition.

_____There is a thesis statement at the end of my
introduction paragraph.

_____Each body paragraph begins with a topic sentence that
links to the last sentence of the previous paragraph

_____ My essay has at least 3 different sources cited in
it.

_____ I have a“Works
Cited” page that cites the sources I used in my essay.

Writing Prompt:

Brainstorm
ideas – write down the names of artists, performers or works of art

Research:
Complete the following chart with information to compare and the websites where
you found that information. See p123 for an example.

Points
of comparison

Subject
1

Subject
2

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

Information:

Website:

INTRODUCTION
Grabber/hook
– one sentence that is either a question, a strong statement or an interesting
fact about the topic to make your reader interested. (This is the first sentence of your introduction
paragraph).
_______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Background – explain your topic
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Thesis Statement- Write ONE sentence
that says your opinion and your 3 examples.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BODY
One paragraph for each of your points
of comparison giving evidence to support and quotations from experts. Include
transition sentences at the start of each body paragraph.

CONCLUSION

Write your thesis statement again in
different words.
Explain why your topic and your
opinion about it is important and what difference this will make to our lives?

WORKS CITED-
Write down how you will cite your sources for this essay. You can have more
than 3.

Source:
In-text citation (must be in
parentheses):
Works
Cited citation:

Source:
In-text citation (must be in
parentheses):
Works
Cited citation:

Source:
In-text citation (must be in
parentheses):
Works
Cited citation: