compare or contrast essay
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Compare or Contrast Essay. You compare or contrast every day. Should you eat pizza for lunch or a salad? You look at the benefits of pizza, the benefits of salad, and then make your decision. . Why compare/contrast?. To demonstrate: That one thing is better than another - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Compare or Contrast Essay
You compare or contrast every day.
Should you eat pizza for lunch or a salad?
You look at the benefits of pizza, the benefits of salad, and then make your decision.
Why compare/contrast?
To demonstrate:– That one thing is better than another– That things which seem different are
actually alike– That things which seem alike are actually
different
Suggestions – all of these found in the reading
1. Be sure subjects are at least somewhat alike
2. Stay focused3. Formulate a strong thesis4. Select points to be discussed5. Organize the points6. Use clear transitions
Developing Your Essay
Two patterns for organization Choose one and stick to it
throughout. Point-by-point The Block
Thesis Sentence
Mom’s Hamburger Haven is a much better restaurant than McPhony’s because of its superior food, service and atmosphere.
Pattern One: Point by Point
Point 1: Food– A. Mom’s– B. McPhoney’s
Point 2: Service:– A. Mom’s– B. McPhoneys
Point 3: Atmosphere– A. Mom’s– B. McPhony’s
Now, it’s your turn!
Pair up with a neighbor and try a point by point with this thesis:
Hands down, Katy Perry is a better performance artist than Rihanna because of her superior lip-syncing, dancing and costumes.
Here is a template
Point One:– A:– B:
Point Two– A:– B:
Point Three– A:– B:
It Should look like this:
Point One: Lip-Syncing– A:Katy– B:Rihanna
Point Two: Dancing– A:Katy– B:Rihanna
Point Three: Costumes– A:Katy– B:Rihanna
Remember our original thesis statement?
Mom’s Hamburger Haven is a much better restaurant than McPhony’s because of its superior food, service and atmosphere.
Pattern Two: The Block
A. Mom’s– 1. Food– 2. Service– 3. Atmosphere
B. McPhony’s– 1. Food– 2. Service– 3. Atmosphere
Now it’s your turn!
Pair up with your neighbor again and put the same thesis sentence into the block pattern.
Hands down, Katy Perry is a better performance artist than Rihanna because of her superior lip-syncing, dancing and costumes.
Here is a template
A:– 1:– 2:– 3:
B:– 1:– 2:– 3:
Here’s what it should look like
A: Katy– 1: Lip-syncing– 2: Dancing– 3: Costumes
B: Rihanna– 1: Lip-syncing– 2: Dancing– 3: Costumes
Key words to use in your essay
Comparison– Also– Similarly– Too– Both– Like– Not only…but also– Have in common– Share the same– In the same manner
Contrast– However– On the contrary– On the other hand– In contrast– Although– Unlike– Though– Instead of – But
Outline
Why outline? What does an outline look like?
Outline