Essay #2 Compare/Contrast Brainstorm- assignment

 Assignment Overview

Brainstorm Assignment based on Venn Diagram - Compare/Contrast

Using the previous page as a guide in Compare/Contrast Venn Diagram, start your own brainstorming session with your topic for Paper #2 Compare/Contrast with a character in our reader, Hidden Figures.

Refer to your Discussion space last Module when you picked two characters to write about.

Learning Objectives

• Learn to create a Master List of Compare/Contrast qualities of two subjects from Venn Diagram.
• Understand how to Brainstorm ideas in a compare/contrast framework.

 Guidelines

Refer to your Discussion topics on characters from Hidden Figures. Many of you spoke of the discrimination these women went through, the challenges they faced at home, in school, and at work. You wrote about their strength of character in facing so many challenges. Mark the pages of your Reader where there are facts about your character's situations.

You can draw a large Venn Diagram at home and list the characteristics of one of these women on one side. Then put your own characteristics and situations you faced on the opposite side. Place in the middle, any characteristics that you have in common.

On this assignment, transfer the results from your Venn Diagram to three lists as shown below and Submit:

(a) Type in the situations and characteristics you listed for the character from our Reader.

(b) Below that, type in the situations and characteristics you listed for yourself.

(c) Below that, type on the third list anything you may have in common with the character.

NOTICE  - TOPIC PHRASES ONLY - NO NEED TO WRITE LONG, FULL SENTENCES. THANK YOU.

For example:  [please don't copy these - make up your own]

I. Dorothy: (differences)

• left graduate school to take care of family
• Was promoted at work
• Took risks to earn more money and support family
• Spoke up for her employees
• Discrimination for color of skin

II. Myself: (differences to above points)

• Had freedom of family to stay in school
• Never got advancement in my job
• Didn't have a family to support - played it safe
• Too afraid to speak up for my co-workers
• Discrimination for religious worship

III. Similarities of Dorothy and me (just some sample ideas)

• Had special talents in school
• Was a teacher
• Was a single mother
• Loved mathematics
• Struggled to earn money
• Had a positive attitude

TOPIC PHRASES ONLY.

That's all you have to do - put down some brainstorming ideas. Remember, you can add, delete, or change this list later on as you write your outline and paper. If you don't have any similarities, then your three major points will be differences only. I will examine your Brainstorm list and give you suggestions as feedback regarding organization.

REMINDER: The above three points will eventually turn into your Outline and the three (3) body paragraphs in your paper.

Below, Submit Assignment with your THREE AREAS as shown above:  (a) character from book, (b) yourself, (c) similarities

Later you will organize the final ideas into a draft outline which we will discuss in Next page.

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 23, MIDNIGHT

NOTE: I will review your Ideas quickly and return the graded assignment so you can use it to finish your Draft Outline which will be due after this: deadline for Outline: Monday, April 26, Midnight.

See RUBRIC for scoring grade.

Next - Outlining the Compare/Contrast topic