[SOLVED] Comparative Essay
In this activity you will learn about the introductory and concluding paragraphs while using a sample introductory paragraph as a model for your own writing. You will then bring together your brainstorming and outline work from activities one and two and write an essay wherein the characters of Macbeth and Atticus are compared in terms of how they exemplify a commitment to the Common Good. The first thing that you need to do to write an essay is to write a rough introductory paragraph. You will need to look closely at the chart you completed in activity one, and the essay outline that you did in activity two. The points that you made in those assignments are the information that you will need to put together for your introduction. Before you write your thesis, however, read through the second assignment on this page. The question that is asked about Macbeth and Atticus is the one that you must answer in order to write your thesis! Your task: Consider the topic written below in italics. You will write a five-paragraph comparative essay in which you explore, and come to a conclusion about this topic. You have a brainstorming in the activities that you completed in activity one of this unit, and an outline that you completed in activity two of this unit. Now your essay must have a rough copy, be edited, be typed and double-spaced, and be approximately 800-1000 words long. Your thesis will answer the question that is shown in the box below. Over the course of the play Macbeth and the novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, the two characters Macbeth and Atticus each begin as individuals who value the good of the common people. When conflict arises in their world, however, each character handles it differently. One chooses to pursue individual interests through violence, whereas the other puts his own interests at risk in order to defend his beliefs about the common good. This choice has a direct impact upon the fate of each of these characters. Examine the initial attitudes of both Macbeth and Atticus towards the common good, the conflict that arose in each of their lives and the choices that each character made in dealing with this conflict. How did their choices affect their initial attitudes, what course of action did each character pursue in regards to the common good, and what result did this have upon each of their lives?
