paragraph-development-by-comparison-and-contrast

ParagraphDevelopmentbyComparisonandContrastTheDifferencebetweenComparisonandContrastillustratesthesimilaritiesshowsthedifferencesTopicSentenceChinaisdifferentfromtheUnitedStates.Myhighschoolteacherandmycollegehistoryteacherhavedifferentmethodsofgettingimportantfactsacross.TheeducationalsystemofChinaisdifferentfromthatoftheUnitedStates.orIntermsofeconomy,ChinaandAmericahaveencounteredsimilarproblems.×SUPPORTINGDETAILSParallelismBeijingChengduA.PopulationA.ClimateB.TransportationB.IndustryC.TourismC.Educationeg.ComparetwocitiesBeijingChengduA.PopulationA.PopulationB.TransportationB.TransportationC.TourismC.Tourism×√OrderofOrganization1.PopulationA.BeijingB.Chengdu2.TransportationA.BeijingB.Chengdu3.TourismA.BeijingB.Chengdua.Point-by-pointmethod1.AB2.AB3.ABSample1StudentswhohaveMr.DickensandMr.Joyceastheirteachersareimmediatelyawareofthedifferencesinthelecturingmannerofeachteacher.Mr.Joycehasamelodiousvoicewhichhelpsholdtheinterestofthestudents.Mr.Dickens,however,hasamonotonousvoicewhichboresratherthanattractsstudents.Mr.Joycepronouncesclearlyinarhythmicpattern,emphasizingkeywords.Ontheotherhand,Mr.Dickensmumbles,runninghiswordstogether.Mr.Joycealsoaddshumortothesubjectandsometimesmakesjokesinclass,whereasMr.Dickens,withanexpressionlessface,isalwaysseriousabouteachlesson.Mr.Joycewelcomesquestionsfromstudentswhodon’tunderstandthematerial,butMr.Dickenshatestobeinterrupted.Mr.Joyceisveryenthusiasticabouthissubject;hetriestomakesurethathisstudentsunderstandaconceptbeforehemovesontosomethingnew.Mr.Dickens,however,isalwaysinadeterminedmood;hefeelsthathemustcovereverything.Eachteacherhasadifferentvoice,pronunciation,expression,andattitude;and,asaresult,theirlecturesarequitedifferent.SampleAnalysisContrastTwoTeachersVoiceA.Joyce:melodiousB.Dickens:monotonousPronunciationA.Joyce:pronouncesclearlyB.Dickens:mumblesExpressionA.Joyce:addshumorB.Dickens:seriousAttitudeA.Joyce:welcomesquestions;enthusiastic…B.Dickens:hatestobeinterrupted;determinedmood…OrderofOrganizationA.Beijing1.Population2.Transportation3.TourismB.Chengdu1.Population2.Transportation3.Tourismb.BlockmethodA.123B.123Sample2StudentswhohaveMr.DickensandMr.Joyceastheirteachersareimmediatelyawareofthedifferencesinthelecturingmannerofeachteacher.Mr.Joycehasamelodiousvoicewhichhelpsholdtheinterestofthestudents.Hepronouncesclearlyinarhythmicpattern,emphasizingkeywords.Mr.Joycealsoaddshumortothesubjectandsometimesmakesjokesinclass,andhewelcomesquestionsfromstudentswhodon’tunderstandthematerial.Heisveryenthusiasticabouthissubject;hetriestomakesurethathisstudentsunderstandaconceptbeforehemovesontosomethingnew.Mr.Dickens,ontheotherhand,hasamonotonousvoicewhichboresratherthanattractsstudents,andsometimesitishardtounderstandhimbecauseherunshiswordstogether.Hehatestobeinterruptedbythequestionsfromstudents,feelingthathemustcovereverything.Mr.Dickensteacheseveryclassinaserious,determinedmood.Thus,astheabovepointsillustrate,thelecturesofMr.JoyceandMr.Dickensarequitedifferent.SampleAnalysisContrastTwoTeachersMr.JoyceA.Voice:melodiousB.Pronunciation:pronouncesclearlyC.Expression:addshumorD.Attitude:welcomesquestions;enthusiastic…Mr.DickensA.Voice:monotonousB.Pronunciation:mumblesC.Expression:seriousD.Attitude:hatestobeinterrupted;determinedmood…爱情就像便便，来了挡也挡不住；爱情就像便便，水一冲就再也回不来了；爱情就像便便，每一次都一样又不大一样；爱情就像便便，有时候努力了很久结果却只是个屁。AParagraphofComparisonSample3MysisterandIarelikeeachotherinmanyways.First,ourappearancesaresimilar.Webothhavelongwavyhair.Mysisterhasafaircomplexionandwideeyes,andshewearsglasses.Ialsohavefairskinandneedglassesformybigeyes.Second,sheandIarethesameheight–1.70meters.Whenmysisteriswalking,shetakeslongstepsjustlikeme,asmyrelativestellmeallthetime.Inaddition,wearebothslimandalwayswearbluejeans.Forthesereasons,manypeople,evenmyclosefriends,oftenthinkthatmysisterismewhentheyseeher.UsefulExpressionsforcomparisonAissimilartoB.AislikeB.LikeA,Bis…BothAandBare…NeitherAnorB…AresemblesB(inthat…).AandBhave…incommon.Thereare…similaritiesbetweenAandB.A,…;similarly,B…Correspondingly,…Likewise,…Inthesameway,…UsefulExpressionsforcontrastUnlikeA,Bis…Contraryto…Asopposedto…WhereasAloseshistemperquickly,Bseldomdoes.While…AcontrastswithBinregardto…AdiffersfromB…A…;however,B…A…;ontheotherhand,B…A…;incontrast,B…A…,butB…BeforeWriting,…1.Decidethetwoobjectsyouaregoingtowriteabout;2.Decidetheorderoforganizationyouwilluse--comparisonorcontrast;3.Decidethepatternofdevelopment--point-by-pointorblockmethod;4.Planthepoint/aspectsyouwillcompareorcontrast;5.Prepareyouroutlineandgetstarted.ExerciseColoradosnowconditionsaremuchbetterthanJapanesesnowconditionsfordownhillskierslikeme.MostJapaneseskiresortshavewet,stickysnow;itisnoteasytoskionwetsnow.Moreover,theskiseasoninJapanisshortandnotalwayspleasant;mostareasopeninmid-Decemberandclosebymid-March,andtheweatherattheseresortsisgenerallycloudy,damp,andconsequentlyverycold.InColorado,however,conditionsarefarbetter.Firstly,Coloradosnowisdry.Thisdrysnowhastwoadvantages:MyclothesstaydryevenwhenIfall,andmyskismovethroughthe“powder”snowmorequicklybecauset