Introductions and Conclusions!

Reading first!

Today's Goal: Finish up your comparative essays by writing your introduction paragraph and concluding paragraph.


While you read, open the blog in one tab. 

In another tab, open your essay.




Your introduction should have:

• The names of the authors and the titles of their work. 
• A brief summary (one sentence) of the gist of each creation, text or film. Examples:
• "The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story about....
• Night of the Hunter, on the other hand, is a film about... 
• A thesis statement that explains how the author and director use similar or different techniques to create the irony, moods, and themes in their works. A possible example:
• Both ________________________ and ______________________ (convey/demonstrate/reveal) a ______________ mood while (addressing/ examining/ exploring) the theme that ________________. Poe uses __________________ to explore irony, mood, and theme, while Laughton uses ______________________.

In your conclusion:

• Restate your thesis
• It is clear from these examples that ___(thesis here)______. 
• Explain the ways in which Poe and/or Laughton were more successful with their techniques.
• Although Poe and Laughton created _____ moods, __(choose one: Poe or Laughton)_____ was more successful because ______. 
• ______ was most successful in creating _____ because ___________.
• While both stories had _______, the one that was most clear was ______ because______.