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“The Most Dangerous Game” Assignment – 20 pts.

After reading the story “The Most Dangerous Game,” in 4 paragraphs compare and contrast Zaroff and Rainsford. Choose the dividing or the alternating way to write the compare and contrast essay. Your first paragraph must include a thesis statement. Your paragraphs must include 3 comparisons (3 similarities between the characters) and 3 contrasts (3 differences between characters). Your paragraphs must contain a topic sentence (A topic sentenceis part of the thesis statement. It is a sentence that captures the meaning of the entire paragraph or group of sentences. It tells what the passage is mainly about), at least six supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence (transition). You must have a conclusion paragraph. Your paragraphs will be scored in the following areas: Focus on topic, Support for Topic, Conclusion, Grammar and Spelling, Penmanship, Word Choice, and Sentence Fluency.

Capitalize at the beginning of each sentence. Punctuate the sentence correctly (i.e. put a period, question mark, etc. at the end of each sentence).

Incorrect: You can see by this quote that Zaroff and Rainsford are similar.

Correct: One can see by this quote that Zaroff and Rainsford are similar.

Alternating Pattern

Alternate the details from one side of the comparison or contrast to the othercomparison.

?Paragraph 1:Introduction and thesis statement

?Paragraph 2:Discuss and give all the details of the similarities between both subjects (Zaroff and Rainsford)

?Paragraph 3:Discuss and give all the details of the differences between both subjects (Zaroff and Rainsford)

?Paragraph 4:Concluding statement and restate the thesis statement

Dividing Pattern

Give all supporting details for one subject and then give all supporting details for the other subject.

?Paragraph 1:Introduction and Thesisstatement

?Paragraph 2: Discuss and give supporting details for : subject 1 (Zaroff )

?Paragraph 3: Discuss and give supporting details for : subject 2 (Rainsford)

?Paragraph 4: Concluding statement and restate thesis statement