Compare And Contrast

Compare And Contrast

 They are ways of looking at objects and
thinking about how they are similar and
different.
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Why Compare and Contrast?

To explain  To evaluate

We compare and contrast all
the time
Writing compare and contrast
essays
 you might write a
paper that
compares a movie
and a book about
the same topic.
 In your paper you
can compare and VS
contrast the
movie version
with the book
version.
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There are 3 ways to organize
your essay
 1. Whole-to-Whole, or Block
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 2. Similarities-to-Differences
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 3. Point-by-Point
 1. Whole-to-Whole (Block)
Introduction
 Write a separate
paragraph for each
Item 1
item you are For example : movie
discussing. (character, setting, and plot )
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 The points in each of Item 2

the paragraphs should For example : book (character,
setting, and plot )
be the same and they
should be explained in
the same order. Conclusion
2. Similarities-to-
Differences
 Explain all the Introduction
similarities about
the items being
compared and Similarities
then explain all the
differences.
Differences

Conclusion
 3. Point-by-Point
 Explain one point of Introduction
comparison or
contrast before
moving to the next Point 1
(characters in the book and the
point. movie)
 Write a separate
Point 2
paragraph for each (setting in the book and the
point. movie)
 Be consistent. Begin Conclusion
with the same item in
each paragraph.
Transitions
Compare and contrast
transitions
Examples
 The characters in the movie were very similar to
the characters in the book.
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 Both the characters in the movie and in the
book were interested in detective work.
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 The setting in the book was summer while the
setting in the movie was winter.
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 The events in the book took place during
several afternoons, but the events in the
movie took place during the evening.