Halloween & Day of the Dead Videos & Comparison Paper Guidelines

Halloween

Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)

Comparison Paper Outline/Rubric 

Five Paragraph Essay Outline (paper to be written in English):  

1)  Introduction       

2) What is Halloween?       

3) What is Day of the Dead?       

4) Compare/Contrast the two Holidays      

5) Conclusion

Example of the structure of your paper (how it looks)

1st Paragraph Intro: (Asks a question) Many people (feel, think, etc.) that [general info/common knowledge].  In my paper I will {be talking about/ discuss} [2 things].  What are those two things you will talk about?

2nd , 3rd, & 4th Paragraph Body of the paper:  What is Halloween?  What is Day of the Dead?  Similarities and differences (compare and contrast).  Provide evidence from reliable sources.

5th Paragraph Conclusion:  (Answers the Question from the intro) Restate the intro then include facts from the info learned in your paper

Rubric for Comparison Paper

More specific rubric to come.

Be clear and to the point

Back up your paper's facts with evidence from reliable resources found through your research

Do your best.