Honors English 9 Comparative Paragraph Assignment
Referring to Inherit the Wind and Fahrenheit 451, analyze the topic of a rebellious individual’s confrontation with society. Provide a thesis statement (not a whole introductory paragraph) and a body paragraph showing how the characters’ confrontations are similar. You must use two pieces of evidence from each work to support your argument and prove the comparison. Be sure your evidence is brief and concise.
Sample thesis: The protagonists’ confrontations with society are worth the risk to provoke positive change, as witnessed in
Inherit the Wind and Fahrenheit 451.
Rubric:
1. Thesis statement addresses the prompt & expresses an insightful analysis of the topic 1 2
2. Topic sentence that addresses the comparison 1 2
3. Correct citations of evidence 1 2
4. Textual evidence from both texts aligns with the topic 1 2
5. Context is provided for evidence 1 2
6. Evidence is explained 1 2
7. Concluding sentence that sums up topic of paragraph 1 2
Total: ______/14
Honors English 9 Comparative Paragraph Assignment
Referring to Inherit the Wind and Fahrenheit 451, analyze the topic of a rebellious individual’s confrontation with society. Provide a thesis statement (not a whole introductory paragraph) and a body paragraph showing how the characters’ confrontations are similar. You must use two pieces of evidence from each work to support your argument and prove the comparison. Be sure your evidence is brief and concise.
Sample thesis: The protagonists’ confrontations with society are worth the risk to provoke positive change, as witnessed in
Inherit the Wind and Fahrenheit 451.
Rubric:
1. Thesis statement addresses the prompt & expresses an insightful analysis of the topic 1 2
2. Topic sentence that addresses the comparison 1 2
3. Correct citations of evidence 1 2
4. Textual evidence from both texts aligns with the topic 1 2
5. Context is provided for evidence 1 2
6. Evidence is explained 1 2
7. Concluding sentence that sums up topic of paragraph 1 2
Total: ______/14