Overview
This prompt asks students to compare the way a given idea or theme is addressed in two different texts.
Follow these steps to customize this explanatory/comparison task:
- Review the steps in the handout "Plan for Write to the Source."
- Review the sample task and then fill in the task template fields below the sample task.
- Review the handout "Explanatory Writing Rubric." Adapt as necessary.
Sample task
Essential Question: How do the dynamics of power and privilege influence access to and distribution of resources and opportunities?
Text Title(s): Read “Andrew Jackson "Indian Removal" Message" and “Proclamation: to the Great White Father.”
Suggested Writing Product: Write an essay that compares and contrasts how these two texts address the issue of fair access to land and resources for Native Americans.
Additional Task Demand: Illustrate your comparison with textual evidence and analysis.