16 Assignment: Block Style Compare/Contrast Essay

Assignment: Block Style Compare-Contrast Essay

The Portrayal of OJ Simpson in the media

1. Warmup discussion:
   1. How does someone being famous affect people’s opinions of a person?
   2. How does someone’s race affect people’s opinions of a person?

1. 1. Read the background information about OJ Simpson here: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nicole-brown-simpson-and-ron-goldman-murdered 

• After his arrest, two popular magazines, Time and Newsweek, used OJ Simpson’s mug shot on their covers. Take a look at the covers and the original mug shot here (third photo down on the page):  https://abcnews.go.com/International/photos/pharrell-cover-controversial-magazine-covers-16328228/image-16328306

1. With your group, discuss the differences in the two images:

• What differences do you see?
• What feelings or emotions do the changes cause in the reader when they look at the picture? (your discussion of this question can help you define your purpose/conclusion for your essay.)

PROMPT: Write a block-style compare/contrast essay about the differences in the Time and Newsweek photos of OJ Simpson.