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Thesis—Compare/Contrast Essay Assignment
Compare two or more systems based on the following question:
How does slavery compare to & contrast with another system of social inequality devised by early and classical civilizations, the caste system?
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Slavery System
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Caste System
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Aspect #1--e.g. gender roles, social mobility, permanence, entry, etc.
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Aspect #2
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Write your Thesis here--answers all parts of the question above
Write a topic sentence for each evidentiary paragraph here:
Last Step: using one of the topic sentences above, write a complete evidentiary paragraph (TS-CD-CD-CD-CM) on the back of this page. CD= "concrete detail"--fact, evidence, such as ________--not just listed but analyzed/explained. CM=commentary--why does this similarity/difference exist? How does it support/prove the thesis?