OUTLINE FOR COMPARING AND CONTRASTING A FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE AND _______________________________

THESIS STATEMENT: FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE AND ______ TEACHES US ABOUT THE HARDSHIPS AND STRUGGLES OF HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY.

The Family Under the Bridge teaches us about ______________.

I know this because ____________________________________

It is similar to _________________________

because __________________________________

This teaches me that�.

Another reason Family Under the Bridge and ________ are similar is because��In Family Under the Bridge�..

In _________________________ we see that (show similarity).

This helps the reader understand that�

Finally, the most important similarity BETWEEN THE MAIN CHARACTER (OR IN THE STORY)��.GIVE SPECIFIC EVIDENCE FOR BOTH TEXTS.

THIS TEACHES US THAT�

AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE IN THE STORIES IS THAT IN A FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE���

BUT IN (STORY) THIS OCCURS��

THIS SHOWS ME THAT.