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Comparison Exercise
Qualities Top Chef and Chopped

Genre Both are reality shows

Focus Both focus on cooking and ability level

Characters Both have chefs as main characters

Characters Both have “experts” as judges

Setting Both use a kitchen for the setting for at least part of the show

Style Both use music to enhance competitions or the plot

Format Both involve competitions between the characters

Format Both have chefs leaving the show at the end

Compare two television shows that you know well. Decide on what qualities they share and put that in the left-hand
box. Then write in the comparison in the right-hand box. Come up with as many as you can. If you need to, continue on
the back.

Qualities Show #1: The lord of the rings & Show #2: The Hobbit

Character Both have a hobbit as main characters

Format Both are a trilogy of movies

Both talk about a ring

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Genre Both are fantasy

character Both have a lot of creatures

Both take place at the same time

setting
Both have battles with big armies.
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Comparison paragraph: Now write a comparison paragraph explaining how the two shows are similar. You topic
sentence needs to state the two titles of the t.v. shows (underline titles) and needs to state that they are similar. Your
paragraph needs to continue by stating three of the strongest qualities in common. After each quality, explain how it is
in each show.
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Sentence 1: Topic sentence

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Sentence 2: Quality #1

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Sentence 3: How quality is in the first show and then second

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Sentence 4: Quality #2

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Sentence 5: How quality is in the first show and then second

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Sentence 6: Quality #3

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Sentence 7: How quality is in the first show and then second

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Sentence 8: Conclusion (Why do you think the two shows are so similar? Or why is it a good thing or wrong that the
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Write a contrast paragraph to describe three differences from above. Follow the comparison writing format.

The most popular movies are in general a series like Harry Potter. But there is two trilogy that are very similar: The lord
of the rings and the hobbit. They both take place in the same universe but have a different story. So, in this text I will
show you some similarities like the ring, the main character and the battles.

First, the two stories talk about a magic ring. In the lords of the rings, the heroes must destroy it on a volcano. Here it’s
the main goal and all the story is about this ring. In the hobbit, it’s not the main subject. Indeed, the ring is more a useful
tool for Bilbo. On the other hand, even if they don’t talk a lot about the ring, the ring stays a powerful weapon that can
makes Bilbo invisible.

Secondly, in the two trilogies, the main character is a hobbit. In facts, the hobbit is about a hobbit who must help a king
of dwarfs who want to recover his mountain from a dragon, Smaug. And in the lords of he rings, Frodo is the nephew of
Bilbo and he’s also the holder of the ring. They both are hobbits who will live incredible adventures!

Thirdly, both have a final and epic battle between a lot of enemies. Besides, in the hobbit, there is a final battle to get
the mountain between five armies because the dragon Smaug is dead. The armies want to steal the treasure of the
mountain. In the lords of the rings, there is a final battle between Sauron and Aragorn for the throne and the ring. But,
Frodo throw the ring in the lava and Sauron died.

Finally, the both trilogies have the same subject as the story around the ring, the hobbits and the finals wars. Even if
they have a lot of same elements, they are completely different, and they don’t have the same issues. In conclusion, I
wish that there will be another trilogy like that in the future.

Contrast Exercise
Qualities My sister Judy and My sister Sona

Appearance Judy is overweight while Sona is thin

Education Judy has a college degree in psychology while Sona has a degree in computers

Personality Judy is flexible and go-with-the-flow while Sona is controlling and a planner

Personality Judy loves popular culture and knows much of everything while Sona doesn’t care about what’s going on and only knows limited

Lifestyle Judy is renting a small house in Denver while Sona owns a large house in Indiana

Lifestyle Judy shops at Walmart and Target while Sona buys name brands from department stores

Relationships Judy is separated from her husband while Sona is happily married

Relationships Judy does not have children while Sona has two daughters
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Contrast a family member with yourself or another family member! How are you different?

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Write a contrast paragraph to describe three differences from above. Follow the comparison writing format.

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 Continue on the back of this paper. You should have at least 7 sentences.