Interdisciplinary Approaches to Consumer Culture

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.01.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives/Standards
  4. Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Annotated Bibliography
  7. Appendices
  8. Endnotes

Splitting Hairs: Comparing Themes in Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts

Jessica Shupik

Published September 2012

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Compare-and-Contrast Essay Guidelines

Students will write a compare-and-contrast essay analyzing the universal themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" and an excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The graphic organizer below will aid students in arranging their ideas. Students will use the point-by-point format to write a five-paragraph essay (introduction, similarities, first story differences, second story differences, conclusion) with at least one piece of textual evidence per paragraph. The essay must be typed double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font and include a works cited with parenthetical citations in MLA format. There is a two-page minimum.

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