ENGLISH 1301 COMPARISON - CONTRAST

COMPARE: THE WRITER EXAMINES SIMILARITIES OF THE SUBJECT OR SUBJECTS CONTRAST: THE WRITER EXAMINES THE DIFFERENCES IN THE SUBJECT OR SUBJECTS WRITER EXAMINES BOTH SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

COMPARISON AND CONTRAST USUALLY YOUR SUBJECTS BELONG TO THE SAME CATEGORY TWO JOBS TWO JOBS TWO MOVIES TWO MOVIES TWO BOOKS TWO BOOKS TWO SISTERS TWO SISTERS TWO CARS TWO CARS TWO CLASSES TWO CLASSES TWO PLACES TWO PLACES

FIESTA TEXAS AND SEA WORLD COMPARE! LOCAL PARKS NORTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO PART OF A NATIONAL CHAIN AND……..BOTH………..ALSO….……… EACH INCLUDES……..

FIESTA TEXAS AND SEA WORLD CONTRAST! ANIMALSACREAGESHOWSTHEMESRIDES WATER PARKS AND……..

COMPARE AND CONTRAST BOTH PARKS! COMPARE AND CONTRAST BOTH PARKS! FIESTA TEXAS SEA WORLD CARTOON CHARACTERS WATER PARKS RIDES LASER SHOWS ANIMALS SHOWS MARINE EDUCATION MUSIC SHOWS MULTI- CULTURAL

REASONS FOR COMPARISON AND CONTRAST TO ENTERTAIN! TO EXPRESS FEELINGS! TO RELATE AN EXPERIENCE! TO INFORM! TO PERSUADE!

SELECTING DETAIL FOR COMPARISON AND CONTRAST INCLUDE ENOUGH POINTS OF COMPARISON OR CONTRAST MAKE SURE TO USE AT LEAST THREE! MAKE SURE TO USE AT LEAST THREE! HOW MANY CONTRASTS CAN YOU FIND BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LIFE? HOW MANY CONTRASTS CAN YOU FIND BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LIFE?

EXPLAIN POINTS OF COMPARISON AND CONTRAST SPEND TIME EXPANDING ON THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES! USE DETAIL AND DISTINCT DESCRIPTION! Example: Explain how the relationships between your friends in college are different from the relationship with your friends in elementary schools.

MAINTAIN BALANCE IN SUBJECT DISCUSSSION ANY POINT YOU MENTION FOR ONE SUBJECT SHOULD HAVE MENTION IN THE OTHER THIS BALANCE DOES NOT REQUIRE EACH POINT TO HAVE EQUAL DEVELOPMENT YOU MAY FIND YOUR COMPARISON OR YOUR CONTRAST IS MORE DETAILED

AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE YOUR PURPOSE WILL HELP WITH THE DETAILS YOU SELECT TO COMPARE AND/OR CONTRAST YOUR AUDIENCE ALSO AFFECTS THE DETAIL SELECTION Example: The audience’s knowledge on the subject matter may affect how many details and how detailed you are making data choices for your work.

ORGANIZING COMPARISON-CONTRAST THE THESIS STATES WHETHER YOU WILL COMPARE, CONTRAST, OR ACCOMPLISH BOTH IN YOUR WORK! Example: Most people think breast cancer is an issue distinct to females, but males are also prone to this affliction and there is a large difference between how the medical community treats this issue between male and females. (CONTRAST)

ORGANIZING COMPARISON- CONTRAST The temperatures in San Antonio are much hotter and dryer than they are in Houston, but allergy sufferers there fight many of the same pollens. (COMPARE) The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars series have many of the same characteristics in the way the two trilogies unfold, yet the content, characters, and overall themes are different. (COMPARE & CONTRAST)

THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY OPENING PARAGRAPH OR PARAGRAPHS CREATES INTEREST CREATES INTEREST STATES THESIS STATES THESIS STATES THE SUBJECTS YOU WILL COMPARE, CONTRAST, OR THAT YOU ARE DOING BOTH STATES THE SUBJECTS YOU WILL COMPARE, CONTRAST, OR THAT YOU ARE DOING BOTH

THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH OR PARAGRAPHS EXPLAINS AND MAKES ALL OF THE POINTS ABOUT YOUR FIRST SUBJECT EXPLAINS AND MAKES ALL OF THE POINTS ABOUT YOUR FIRST SUBJECT

THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY NEXT BODY OF PARAGRAPH OR PARAGRAPHS THESE PARAGRPHS MAKE AND EXPLAIN THE POINTS ABOUT YOUR SECOND SUBJECT. THE POINTS SHOULD BE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE SAME ORDER AS YOU MADE FOR THE FIRST SUBJECT DISCUSSED. THESE PARAGRPHS MAKE AND EXPLAIN THE POINTS ABOUT YOUR SECOND SUBJECT. THE POINTS SHOULD BE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE SAME ORDER AS YOU MADE FOR THE FIRST SUBJECT DISCUSSED.

THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY CLOSING PARAGRAPH THIS LAST PARAGRAPH SHOULD BRING ABOUT A SUMMATION OF YOUR WORK AND PROVIDE FULL CLOSURE. THIS LAST PARAGRAPH SHOULD BRING ABOUT A SUMMATION OF YOUR WORK AND PROVIDE FULL CLOSURE.