comparison-and-contrast-essay

Herearesomecontrastconjunctionsthatyoucanuse:ShortConjunctionsSubordinatingConjunctionsHowever,Incontrast,Bycontrast,...,but...,yetOntheotherhand,eventhough+[sentence]although+[sentence]whereas+[sentence]unlike+[sentence]while+[sentence]neverthelesssimilartolikeboth...and...inadditionmoreoverbesideslikewisesimilarlyinthesamewaySometransitionsindicatingdifference:differentfromincontrasttocomparedwithunlikebutontheotherhandconverselyincontrasthoweverABriefGuidetoWritingAComparison/ContrastEssayWritingacomparison/contrastpaperinvolvescomparingandcontrastingtwosubjects.Acomparisonshowshowtwothingsarealike.Acontrastshowshowtwothingsaredifferent.ChoosingaTopicWhenyouchooseatopic,besurenottochoosetwototallyunrelatedsubjects.Youmuststartwithsubjectsthathavesomebasicsimilarities.Forinstance,youcouldchoosetocompare/contrasttwomovies,twoauthors,twomodesoftransportation,ortwosportsfigures,butyouwouldnotwanttotrytocomparetraintravelandBabeRuth!BrainstormingThefirstthingyouwanttodoisbrainstormeverythingyouknowabouteachsubjectandthengobackandlookforconnectionsthatshowsimilaritiesanddifferences,whichmightlooksomethinglikethis:AutumnSpringcoolerwarmerleaveschangeflowersbloombrilliantcolorstreesbloomprecedeswinterprecedessummerdeathbirthDevelopingaThesisThethesisstatementwillevolvefromthebrainstorming.Lookatyourlistandaskyourselfsomequestions.Istheresomethingimportant,significant,orinterestinginthesimilaritiesanddifferencesonmylist?WhathaveIdiscoveredaboutautumnandspring?Afterlookingatthelist,athesisstatementmightbe:Althoughthereisexquisitebeautyintheseasonsofautumnandspring,therearealsodistinctionswhichalloweachseasontostandonitsown.OrganizingtheEssayTheintroductionofyouressayshouldmentionbothsubjectsandendwithastrongandclearlydefinedthesisstatement.Therearetwoprimarywaystoorganizethebodyofyourpaper,thedividedpatternandthealternatingpattern.Tofollowthedividedpattern,giveallsupportingdetailsforonesubjectandthengiveallsupportingdetailsfortheothersubject:Paragraphs1-3inBodyDiscussandgivesupportingdetailsforsubject1(Autumn)Paragraphs4-6inBodyDiscussandgivesupportingdetailsforsubject2(Spring)Tofollowthealternatingpattern,alternatethedetailsfromonesideofthecomparisonorcontrasttotheother:Paragraph1inBodyDiscussandgivesupportingdetailsforsubject1(Autumn)Paragraph2inBodyDiscussandgivesupportingdetailsforsubject2(Spring)Paragraph3inBodyDiscussandgivefurthersupportingdetailsforsubject1(Autumn)Paragraph4inBodyDiscussandgivefurthersupportingdetailsforsubject2(Spring)Theconclusionofyourpapershouldincludefinalcorrelationsaboutthetwosubjectsandarestatementofyourthesis.BesureasyouwritethepaperthatyoufollowtheorganizedstructureofcomparisonandcontrastandgivedetailsandexamplestosupportthesimilaritiesanddifferencesyouhavechosenAComparisonorContrastessayisanessayinwhichyoueithercomparesomethingorcontrastsomething.Acomparisonessayisanessayinwhichyouemphasizethesimilarities,andacontrastessayisanessayinwhichyouemphasizethedifferences.Weusecomparisonandcontrastthinkingwhendecidingwhichuniversitytoattend,whichcartobuy,orwhethertodriveacarortakeabusoranairplanetoavacationsite.Inthissection,twoclassicorganizationalpatternsofacomparisonorcontrastessaywillbediscussed.Oneiscalledblockarrangementofideas;theotheriscalledpoint-by-pointoralternatingarrangementofideas.Supposeyouareinterestedinshowingthedifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsandvacationingatthebeach.Youwillthenwriteacontrastcomposition.Onewaytoarrangeyourmaterialistousetheblockarrangementwhichistowriteaboutvacationinginthemountainsinoneparagraphandvacationingatthebeachinthenext.Ifyoumentionaparticularpointinthemountainsparagraph,youmustmentionthesamepointinthebeachparagraph,andinthesameorder.Studythefollowingoutline,whichshowsthiskindoforganization.Theintroductoryparagraphisfollowedbythemountainsparagraph,thebeachparagraph,thentheconclusion;thefullydevelopedessayisjustfourparagraphs.BlockArrangement(fourparagraphs)I.IntroductioninwhichyoustateyourpurposewhichistodiscussthedifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsoratthebeachII.MountainA.ClimateB.TypesofActivitiesC.LocationIII.BeachA.ClimateB.TypesofActivitiesC.LocationIV.ConclusionAsecondwaytoorganizethismaterialistodiscussaparticularpointaboutvacationinginthemountainsandthenimmediatelytodiscussthesamepointaboutvacationingatthebeach.Thisiscalledpoint-by-pointoralternatingarrangement.Anoutlineofthisorganizationfollows.Point-by-PointorAlternatingArrangement(fiveparagraphs)I.IntroductioninwhichyoustateyourpurposewhichistodiscussdifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsoratthebeachII.FirstdifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesisclimateA.MountainsB.BeachIII.SeconddifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesaretypesofactivitiesA.MountainsB.BeachIV.ThirddifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesisthelocationA.MountainsB.BeachV.ConclusionApplication:BlockorPoint-by-PointExaminethecomparisonorcontrastessaysthatfollow,anddecidewhethertheauthorsusedblockarrangementorpoint-by-point(oralternating)arrangement.Noticehowotherauthorsstructuretheiressays.Fiveparagraphso