In this topic, you learned how to compose a comparison and contrast essay, how to choose the essay's essential elements, and how to organize your ideas. When comparing and contrasting, you must ensure that there is structure and your ideas are balanced.  In this assignment, you are to choose two pieces of literature from the list below and write a comparison and contrast essay. Remember to select literature where differences and similarities are identifiable.

Literature Options:

• “Occupation: Conductorette” from I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
• “Sadie and Maud” by Gwendolyn Brooks
• “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy
• “By Any Other Name” from Gifts of Passage by Santhna Rama Rau
• “The Leader in the Mirror” by Pat Mora
• “Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family” by Yoshiko Uchida
• “Courage” by Ann Sexton