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 thatÉ.
Another reason Family Under the Bridge and
________ are similar is becauseÉÉIn Family Under the
BridgeÉ..
In _________________________ we see that
(show similarity).
This helps the reader understand thatÉ
Finally, the most important similarity
BETWEEN THE MAIN CHARACTER (OR IN THE STORY)ÉÉ.GIVE
SPECIFIC EVIDENCE FOR BOTH TEXTS.
THIS TEACHES US THATÉ
AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE IN THE STORIES IS
THAT IN A FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGEÉÉÉ
BUT IN (STORY) THIS OCCURSÉÉ
THIS SHOWS ME THAT.