1. Text to Self: Compare or contrast the content of the essay with an experience or understanding or perspective of your own. Be sure to use specific textual references to support your claims, and properly cite these in MLA style.
2. Text to Text: Compare or contrast the essay with another text of which you are familiar. Obviously, the texts should deal with similar issues. Be sure to use specific textual references to support your claims, and properly cite these using MLA style.
3. Text to World: Compare or contrast one major idea in the text with an issue or problem or tendency you have observed in the world. This observation should be very specific, but can be rooted in a particular culture or region, or a particular perspective, like science or politics or religion. Be sure to use specific textual references to support your claims, and properly cite these using MLA style.
