Reading ResponseReading Responses should be written in the THIRD SECTION of your INB:• Write down the title and author of

your book. • Write a 3-5 sentence summary OR

prediction of the book.

• Explain in 3-5 sentences why you chose to read this book.

Farewell to Manzanar and

Unbroken

Compare/Contrast Essay

Body Paragraph 1-Throughout their involvement in the war, Zamperini and Wakatsuki both suffered a

loss of identity, but they also became victims for different reasons. To clarify, both men changed so drastically because of their experiences that their former identities were almost completely erased. While Wakatsuki struggled to understand his identity as an American citizen, Zamperini lost the image of being an Olympic athlete. The text states, “Now his Olympian’s body had wasted to less than one hundred pounds and his famous legs could no longer lift him” (Hillenbrand). This shows how quickly Zamperini’s experience transformed him into a different version of himself. Wakatsuki also struggled to understand who he had become in the face of war. On the other hand, they were victimized in different ways. Zamperini was a victim of his physical environment and Wakatsuki was a victim of racism and fear. Zamperini’s horrifying experience, for instance, began as a soldier, floating in Japanese-controlled waters for twenty-seven days, yet Wakatsuki was a citizen, taken from his home in his own country. According to the text, when Wakatsuki was taken away, he “didn’t struggle. There was no point to it… He was suddenly a man with no rights who looked exactly like the enemy” (Houston). While Zamperini suffered physically from the harsh conditions in the ocean, Wakatsuki suffered the emotional pain of being treated like the enemy. Although their experiences were different, both men were forever changed because of their involvement in the war.

Body Paragraph 1:Reverse Mapping

1. Underline the topic and closing sentences – circle how they relate.

2. Draw a line through the paragraph to divide the comparison section from the contrast section – label them. 3. Make a highlighting key and highlight• A: Color one• C: Color two• E: Color three

Body Paragraph 1:Reverse Mapping

1. Inside the box, write down the topic sentence.

2. On the lines below:• Record the text evidence for C• Paraphrase the A for each part of ACE• Paraphrase the E for each part of ACE3. Tape the paragraph to your flee map.

Body Paragraph 2 & 3: Mapping1. Look at your highlighted evidence on the passages.

2. Determine which similarity and which difference are the most supported and circle them on your chart.

3. Write a topic sentence in the box

4. Write in the text evidence you plan to use (include citation)

5. Paraphrase how you need to introduce the topic and quote on the “A” lines

6. Paraphrase how you need to elaborate on the “E” lines

Student Example of Mapping

Body Paragraph 2 & 3:Drafting

1. Write out the entire paragraph on an index card for each one

• Follow your flee map exactly as it is outlined.• Use paragraph one as an example• Include support and elaboration phrases and transitions. 2. Make a highlighting key and highlight• A: Color one• C: Color two• E: Color three3. Tape the index card to your map over paragraph two.

As the war continued, Zamperini and Wakatsuki demonstrated resilience as both of their bodies deteriorated; however, they endured humiliation in different ways. To begin, both victims were imprisoned and survived horrific conditions. When Jeanne Wakatsuki’s father returned from months of interrogation, she stated “He had aged ten years. He looked over sixty, gaunt, wilted as his shirt, underweight, leaning on that can and favoring his right leg” (Houston). Her description illuminates the emotional toll the false allegations of espionage had on her father. Similarly, Zamperini also endured horrific conditions as he was badly beaten and starved while he was in a POW camp. The men also suffered through the humiliation of their experience, although for different reasons. For instance, the guards made a “tittering mockery” out of Zamperini, a former Olympic athlete, by making him race a prison guard when he was grossly emaciated. This cruel act left Zamperini feeling “angry and shaken and his growing weakness scared him” (Hillenbrand). The guards had exposed his vulnerability, but he pushed through it. On the other hand, Walatsuki’s humiliation was not because of the physically hardship; rather it was the accusation that he was a traitor. The allegations of espionage left her father feeling emasculated and powerless. The fact that they survived in such harsh and demeaning conditions demonstrates that they are both tenacious and resilient men.

Body Paragraph 2-EXAMPLE – DO NOT COPY

Furthermore For the same reasonMoreover IndeedIn addition to As noted/mentionedAdditionally ObviouslyBy comparison CertainlyMeanwhile Evidently

Transition ideas for in between paragraphs