comparison-and-contrast

COMPARISON&CONTRASTContents•1.Warming-upactivities•2.Whydoweusecomparisonandcontrast?•3.Typesofcomparisonandcontrastessays•4.Tipsforcomparisonandcontrastessays•5.ExpressionsandSentencePatterns•6.Homework•Incomparison,welookforpointsofsimilaritybetweentwosubjects,•whileIncontrast,welookforpointsofdifference.•Makingcomparisonandcontrastisakindofabilityforhumanbeing.Bymeansofcomparisonandcontrast,wecanalsoexplainorevaluatephenomenabysortingthosephenomenaaccordingtotheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.Meanwhile,wecangainanewperspectiveontheobjectsbyseeingoneofthemintermsoftheotherofeachintermsoftheother.Comparisonandcontrastisamethodusedbywriterstobringtogethertwosubjectsinordertoanalyzetheirsimilaritiesanddifferencesorhighlighttheessentialcharacteristicsofoneormoresubjects.ABWritedownthedifferencesorsimilarities!ABTypesofcomparisonandcontrastessaysTherearethreemajorwaysoforganizingparagraphsofcomparisonandcontrast.PatternsMethodsThesubject–by-subjectpattern(Allaboutpattern)toexamineonethingthoroughlyandthenstarttheotherExamplesThepoint-by-pointpattern(Seesawpattern)toexaminetwothingsatthesametime,discussingthempointbypointExamplesThelikeness-differencepatternToputallthesimilaritiestogetherandallthedifferencestogetherExamplesThesubject–by-subjectpattern（AllaboutPattern）•Thesisstatement:Myhometownisquitedifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.•Pattern:SubjectA:pointA1,•pointA2,•pointA3;•SubjectB:pointB1,•pointB2,•pointB3.•Focus:Theaspectsexaminedinthetwothingsshouldbeidenticalandinthesameorder.(Forashortpaper)Thepoint-by-pointpattern(Seesawpattern)•Thesisstatement:Despitetheirobviousdifferencesinlength,theparagraphandtheessayarequitesimilarstructurally.•Pattern:Point1:SubjectA1,SubjectB1;•Point2:SubjectA2,SubjectB2;•Point3:SubjectA3,SubjectB3.•Focus:Aspectsexaminedintwothingsshouldbeidenticalandinthesameorder.(Foralongessayoranacademicthesis)Thelikeness-differencepattern•Thesis:Onewaytodecidebetweentwojobsoffersistoevaluatetheirsimilaritiesanddifferencesbeforemakingafinaldecision.(OnPage184)Beforewritingacomparisonandcontrastessay,wehavepaidattentiontothefollowingpoints:•1.Findasuitabletopic;•2.Determineyourpurposeandaudience;•3.Usechartstodotheprewriting;•4.Establishabasisofcomparison;•5.Selectpointsfordiscussion.PresidentObamaHoldsTownHallwithChineseYouthPresidentObamatakesquestionsfromChineseyouthinShanghai,ChinaonNovember16,2009.(PublicDomain)••identicalwithsimilartolikeb.ThetwoModelsarealikestructurally/indesign.•identical•thesame•similarc.Sweden,likeFinland,hasverylargeresourcesoftimber.Comparison•ModelAischeap.Similarly,ModelBisinexpensive.•ModelAischeap.Likewise,ModelBisinexpensive.DifferenceModelXisdifferentfromModelYstructurally.•isnotthesameas•differsfromcontrast•a.while,whereas,whilst…..而（含有相对之意）while•ModelAisstylish,whereasModelBisold-fashioned.whilst•While•WhereasModelAisstylish,ModelBisold-fashioned.•Whilst•b.but,however,nevertheless•,butModelAisstylish;however,ModelBisold-fashioned.;nevertheless,•c.unlike,comparedwith,incontrastto•Unlike•ComparedwithModelA,ModelBis•Incontrastto•old-fashioned.•d.ontheotherhand然而……,instead,rather•ModelAisstylish.•Ontheotherhand,•Instead,•Rather,ModelBisold-fashioned.•1.Manypeopleclaimthatanhonestmanshouldalwaystellthetruth;justastheoldsayinggoes,honestyisthebestpolicy.Howfardoyouagreewiththesepeople?Writeanessayofabout400wordsonthefollowingtopic:•IsHonestytheBestPolicy?After-classexercise•RecentlytheMinistryofEducationhasdecidedthatuniversitiesshouldallowstudentstorentflatsoutofcampus,andthisdeprivesuniversitiesoftherighttoforcestudentstoliveoncampus.Asforthisissue,studentsandteachersholddifferentopinions.Somebelievethatstudents,whoarealreadyadults,shouldhavetherighttodecidewheretostay.Butothersdisagree,andtheybelievethatlivingoffcampuswilldistractstudentsfromtheirstudy.Whatisyouropinion?Writeanessayofabout400wordstostateit.Youshouldsupplyatitleforyourarticle.•=http%3a//ido.3mt.com.cn/article/200712/show873342c30p1.ibod&rurl=&title=%5B%u65B0%u95FB%u56FE%u7247%5D%u77A7%u77A7%u4E00%u4E2A%u5FB7%u56FD%u4EBA%u662F%u548B%u7528%u56FE%u9610%u91CA%u4E2D%u897F%u6587%u5316%u5DE8%u5927%u5DEE%u5F02%3FThinkingstyleLifestyleAttitudetopunctualityPersonalrelationshipExpressionofangerTheformofqueueWayofgettingtogetherFashionofdietSoundvolumeintherestaurantWayoftravelMealsinadayIdeasofmeansoftransportationLifeintheoldageIdeasofleadershipIdeasofchildrenIdeaofI•Thinkingstyle•Lifestyle•Attitudetopunctuality•Personalrelationship•Expressionofanger•Theformofqueue•Fashionofdiet•Wayofgettingtogether•Soundvolumeintherestaurant•Wayoftravel•Mealsinaday•Ideasofmeansoftransportation•Lifeintheoldage•Ideasofleadership•IdeaofI•IdeasofchildrenHomeworkStudyexamplesofthecomparisonandcontrastabovecarefully,followthesubject–by-subjectpatternorthepoint-by-pointpatternandwriteanessayofcomparingandcontrastaboutthetopic:Diffe