Use the following rhetorical template to brainstorm ideas for the essay that is due on Wednesday. On Friday, we will discuss using this information to write a complex claim, something more thoughtful and interesting than your typical comparison/contrast essay. Remember that the more specific the most important idea, the better, and that while the most important idea is related to the novel/film, and the subsequent realization is more generally applicable to the topic at hand:

While thinking about the topic of "love" in the novel Like Water for Chocolate, the MOST important thing to know is:________ . Knowing this about the novel and love, we come to realize: _______ .

After watching the film Today's Special, the most important thing to know about love is that: _______. Knowing this, the audience comes to realize that: ________ .