Comparison/ContrastWhatiscomparison/contrast?Beier01Afra02CONTENTSWhatiscomparison/contrastusedfor?Susan03Howtoorganizeacomparison/contrastessay?SophiaBobby04Howtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?DefinitionWhatiscomparison/contrast?Whatiscomparison/contrast?Whatiscomparison/contrast?Comparison/Contrastisamethodthatisoftenusedbywriterstoanalyzethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentwosubjects.Comparisonistobringoutthesimilaritiesbetweentwothings.Contrastistoemphasizethedifferencesbetweentwothings.Whatiscomparison/contrast?Whatiscomparison/contrastusedfor?Whatiscomparison/contrast?Purpose•Toclarifysomethingunknownornotwellunderstood.•Toleadtoanewwayofviewingsomethingfamiliar.•Tobringoneorbothofthesubjectsintosharperfocus.•Toshowthatonesubjectisbetterthantheother.Whatiscomparison/contrastusedfor?TheareaofthePacificOceanis19timesthesizeofChinaWhatiscomparison/contrastusedfor?emphasizechangingemphasizescaleWhatiscomparison/contrastusedfor?ThreePatternsHowtoorganizeacomparison/contrastessay?SubjectbySubjectSubjectAPoint1Point2Point3SubjectBPoint1Point2Point3Howtoorganizeacomparison/contrastessay?PointbyPointSubjectASubjectBPoint1SubjectASubjectBPoint2SubjectASubjectBPoint3Howtoorganizeacomparison/contrastessay?SubjectbySubjectCompletePointbyPointDirect/SpecificMixedsequenceHowtoorganizeacomparison/contrastessay?MethodsHowtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?•Decideonyourpurpose•ChooseyoursubjectsContrastSubjectAcommonSubjectBHowtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?ComparisonSetYourPurposetoexplaindifferencesbetweensubjects.Thistypeofwritinggenerallydoesnotrecommendoneitemasbeingbetterthantheothers.topersuadereadersthatonesubjectissuperiortoothers.Howtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?WhiteHouseGeographyPopulationTransportationCultureHowtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?ChooseacertainpatternSubject-by-SubjectPoint-by-PointHowtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?ProfessorYang:classroominstructionhomeworkexamgradingProfessorWu:classroominstructionhomeworkexamgradingHowtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?Subject-by-SubjectPoint-by-PointHowtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?ClassroominstructionProfessorYangProfessorWuHomeworkProfessorYangProfessorWuExamProfessorYangProfessorWuGradingProfessorYangProfessorWuKeepinmindthefollowingquestions•Doyousticktothepatternyouchoose?•Doyouselectthesignificantpoints?relevant/specific/sufficientdetails•Doyoudealequallywithbothsubjects?Howtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?ShortConjunctionsLongerExpressionsSimilarly,Likewise,...thesame......thesameas......also......,too.bothInthesameway,XissimilartoYinthat(they)...XandYaresimilarinthat(they)...LikeX,Y[verb]...Inlikemanner,OnewayinwhichXissimilartoYis(that)...AnotherwayinwhichXissimilartoYis(that)...SimilaritiesHowtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?DifferencesShortConjunctionsSubordinatingConjunctionsHowever,Incontrast,Bycontrast,...,but...,yetOntheotherhand,eventhough+[sentence]although+[sentence]whereas+[sentence]unlike+[sentence]while+[sentence]nevertheless,Howtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?TheorganizationHowtowriteagoodcomparison/contrastessay?•ThesisStatement•SupposingDetails•ConclusionThanks!