For this exam, the student will

- Use the writing process to plan and organize a comparison and contrast essay

- Write an effective thesis statement

- Identify, define, and analyze literary elements

- Develop critical reading skills

- Use responsible research methods to locate appropriate secondary sources

- Use Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and documentation style to reference secondary source material correctly and appropriately

Topic

Have you ever read a book and then been excited to see the movie-only to find the movie a huge disappointment? Or perhaps you found the movie version enlightened the book?

For this exam, you'll write your literary analysis concentrating on the differences between a novel and the movie based on that novel. You'll write your essay using comparison and contrast patterns of development. Your analysis should focus primarily on the significance these changes have on the plot development, characters, and themes of the story.

This essay requires you to use secondary sources to support your claims, so you'll begin your research and create a bibliography of relevant articles and reviews that you might include in your essay. Your bibliography should include a minimum of six sources. Please note that if you use any secondary source material in your graphic organizer, you should follow MLA format and provide the appropriate parenthetical citations.

Purpose

To prepare an outline/graphic organizer and bibliography for an 1,800-2,000 word comparison and contrast essay The essay will analyze the differences in the plot and character development between a novel and a movie based on the novel to draw conclusions about the significance of these changes on the plot and characters.