“And of Clay Are We Created”

By Isabel Allende

Title your paper “Comparing and Contrasting

Texts” Read “Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano

Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town” on pgs. 267-269 of your textbook.

Complete a “Double-Bubble Map;” comparing and contrasting the above text and “And of Clay are We Created” on pgs. 257-265

Use the Double-Bubble Map format on the following slide:

Please take out a piece of paper.

Double-Bubble Map: Comparing “And of Clay Are We Created” pg. 257 and “Ill-

Equipped Rescuers…” pg. 267

“And of Clay…”

“Ill-Equipped Rescuers…”

Genre: Genre:

Author’s Purpose:

Author’s Purpose:

Tone:

Similarity in theme or main idea: Both talk about the helplessness of man vs. nature.

Universal Theme (both texts-what are the texts telling me about life?) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Similarities in Author’s Purpose:

Tone:Concrete Detail that supports tone“ “ (page #)

Concrete Detail that supports tone “ ” (page #)

CD that supports author’s purpose“ “ (page #)

CD that supports author’s purpose“ “ (page #)

CD that supports author’s purpose from BOTH texts“ “ (page #)

1-2 complete sentences

“This makes one feel useless..what can we do?” (Graham 269).

“I watched that hell on the first morning broadcast, cadavers of people and animals..” (Allende 261).