CC Essay Outline

Name___________________________________  Class____________________________

Thesis—Compare/Contrast Essay Assignment

               

Compare and contrast the spread of Christianity and Islam during the period 100 C.E. – 1450 C.E.

 

(Name the

Aspect)

Christianity

Both

Islam

Aspect/Area #1

A)

B)

A)

Aspect/Area #2

C)

D)

C)

 

Write your Thesis here:

 

 

Write a topic sentence for each evidentiary paragraph here (hint, from portion of your thesis)

TS1(A)

 

TS2(B)

 

TS3(C)

 

TS4 (D)

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.

TS= Topic Sentence

CD= Concrete Detail (evidence, facts, examples, specific)

CM—Commentary—analysis, what caused this difference or how people reacted to it or why the similarity exists, etc.