RECENT ASSIGNMENT

comparison essay of Macbeth and The Crucible
EAE3U Unit 4 – Be … Witched!
Activity 5 – Summative assignment – Literary Comparison
Summative Literary Comparison Essay
– Write a simple literary comparison essay that compares (similarities and differences) elements of Macbeth and The Crucible (minimum of 800 words).
– Refer back to the peer-editing comments received for your essay-style answer in Activity 2.3, to incorporate suggestions for improvement.
– Follow appropriate literary comparison essay format, including a consistent use of either the block or point-by-point method of comparison.
– Include the following:
• Three major arguments;
• One piece of supporting evidence from each work to support each argument;
• One quote from each work to support each argument;
• MLA referencing;
• Steps of the writing process (outline, rough draft, revision, final draft).
Follow the steps below to make sure you do not forget any elements of your assignment:
1. With your teacher, select a topic for your literary comparison essay.
2. Using your study notes from Macbeth and The Crucible, and returning to the play when necessary, complete the document Literary Comparison Essay Outline, and deposit a copy into your teacher’s dropbox for formative evaluation through conferencing.
3. Conference with your teacher about your literary comparison essay outline to ensure that you are on the right track.
4. Write the first draft of your literary comparison essay and put it in your portfolio, making it available to your teacher for formative evaluation according to her or his discretion.
5. Revise and edit your literary comparison essay. Refer back to the comments received from your peer-editing partner for your essay-style answer in Activity 2.3 to improve your writing for this assignment.
6. Prepare the final draft of your literary comparison essay and deposit it into your teacher’s dropbox for summative evaluation.
7. Read the following question and deposit your answer into your teacher’s dropbox with the final draft of your literary comparison essay for summative evaluation.
– In Activity 2.3, one of your classmates completed for you a peer-editing checklist for your essay-style answer. How did you apply those comments to improve your essay writing for your literary comparison essay?