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This document outlines the process for writing a comparison essay focused on two characters, Madame Defarge and Ms. Pross. It provides guidance on selecting a topic, exploring character similarities and differences, and recording discoveries. The assessment criteria emphasize the significance of the character comparison and the need for supporting details from the text.

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Comparison Essay: Invention Template - Copy To Your Drive

This document outlines the process for writing a comparison essay focused on two characters, Madame Defarge and Ms. Pross. It provides guidance on selecting a topic, exploring character similarities and differences, and recording discoveries. The assessment criteria emphasize the significance of the character comparison and the need for supporting details from the text.

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Comparison Essay

Invention
This handout outlines the mindsets and mechanics needed to create and complete the invention
process for a comparison essay.

Homework for this week:


1. Using the guide and mindset coaching below, decide on your topic.
2. Using the guide, examples, and mindset coaching below, explore your issue or topic
using the text you are studying.
3. Record your discoveries in your chosen method for capturing your thoughts and
discoveries.
4. Turn in your topic, explanation, and thoughts and discoveries.

What we are looking for as we assess.


1. You choose a character comparison that the story invites you to.
2. That you explain why this comparison is significant. This should be authentic to you. It's
okay if you don’t have it all figured out. Share what you think as of right now.
3. The discoveries you listed in your research can be supported with details and ideas from
the text.

Deciding on your Topic


The Topic: Choose the 2 characters that you will compare. Remember, the book should offer
them up as a comparison.

I am comparing:
Madame Defarge and Ms Pross

Why this comparison is significant:

Madame Defarge and Miss Pross clash instantly at their first meeting. This tension eventually
ends in a face off at the end of the book

Topic:
Terms:
Notes: Be sure to describe the difference or similarity rather than simply listing the difference or
similarity. Add each discovery to your chosen way of capturing your thoughts and discoveries.

Add rows as needed to complete your invention work.

Comparison Part 1:
Both Do (verbs) Difference in degree Difference in kind

● Not like each other Ms Pross just shows some Ms Pross does not like
moderate distaste, while Madame Defarge out of her
Madame Defarge shows cold protectiveness of Lucy
hatred.

Both have (nouns they both


have)

● Fiery personalities Ms Pross' fiery personality is Ms Pross is protective and


stronger than madame loving, Madame Defarge is
Defarge's. Although Spiteful and Revengeful.
Defarge's is more noticeable,
Ms Pross eventually shows
how much stronger who
loving protectiveness over
Defarge's Vengefulness

Both experiences

The French revolution Defarge experiences it from


the beginning, Ms Pross
experiences much later

Both are (adj)

Aggressive Ms Pross is John Cena and Ms Pross is Aggressively cool


kills Defarge. Madame and a loyal friend, Madame
Defarge is a weak baby that Defarge is an aggressively
is obsessed with getting creepy snake that has dumb
revenge(what a creep). motives.

Both are (groups/nouns)

Lower class women Ms Pross lives in England, so Madame Defarge has a lot of
living conditions are not as power with the new
miserable as in France government, despite poor
living conditions

Comparison Part 2:

Person 1 Topic, Detail, Idea Person 2

Madame Defarge lost her Abandoned as a child Ms Pross was straight up


sister and her brother. abandoned by her brother,
but she assumed the best of
him because she's a kind
person.

How do Person 1 and Person 2 relate to each other? How do they differ in how they relate
to the story? What, if any, significance does this hold for the story? Share your thoughts
freely.

They do not like each other at all. Despite being placed in similar conditions growing up,
Madame Defarge and Ms Pross turned out to be very different people thanks to the choices
they made. Mirroring how Carton and Darnay's choices affected how their life turned out,
Madame Defarge and Ms Pross made very different decisions that changed their lives and the
lives of people around them. Ms Pross became a kind, loyal person, who took Lucy under her
wing. She started a domino effect which affected Lucy, Dr. Manette, Mr. Lorry, Charles Darnay,
Sydney Carton, and Mr. Cruncher for the better. She Clashes with Madame Defarge because
Madame Defarge does the opposite, making people's lives worse, chopping off innocent
people's heads, all for vengeance.
In conclusion, Ms Pross was listening to doom music a bit too loud while she was pounding
Madame defarge into the ground, which is why she went deaf.

The Following Questions do not need to be answered right now. Read over them and
begin thinking about them. You will answer them at the end of next week.

1. In light of what you have discovered, what stands out to you the most? What is the
significance of what stands out to you? Share your thoughts freely.
2. What do you still wonder about these characters, their lives, and the story? Where could
one go next in exploring this topic and these characters?
3. What was your disposition towards the characters before the comparison? What about
afterward? Reflect on the change. What do you think caused it?
4. What discovery was the most impactful in your research? Explain.

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