1. Comparison-Contrast Essay – Getting Started
1. Choose 2 things as your subject
Only 2 because 3 or more makes the essay more complicated
We choose 2 because it gives equal weight to both sides.

2. Comparison-Contrast Essay – Getting Started
2. Choose 2 things that are alike but different.
Must be alike enough to be genuinely comparable
But different enough to make a purposeful contrast
Captain America vs. Iron Man (leaders; superheroes; ___?___)
Ateneo vs. La Salle (universities, ___?___, ___?___)
Living in a condo vs. Living in a subdivision (___?___, ___?___, ___?___)
Wrong: Automobile Traffic in Katipunan vs. Foot traffic in NAIA

3. Comparison-Contrast Essay – Getting Started
3. Organize your information on the 2 subjects in similar ways.
Have a basis for comparison (leaders, superheroes, universities, etc)
This will prevent you from being all over the place.
It helps to form a pattern!
Pick only 2-3 points for comparison. No need to explain every single similarity/difference.

4. The Thesis Statement
(From the compilation): Your thesis statement should identify the subjects of your essay and alert your readers to the approach you will use—whether you will discuss mostly similarities, mostly differences, or both similarities and differences.
In a comparison-contrast essay, you usually emphasize either comparison or contrast depending on your purpose.

5. The Thesis Statement 1
Discuss the thesis statements found on pp :
Purpose: to explain a personal choice by determining which is better based on three categories for comparison
Divided Thesis Statement: In order to make a decision on which car to buy between the Honda Civic and the BMW, one may review them in terms of the price of the vehicle, the average mileage, and the price of insurance.
Undivided Thesis Statement: In order to make a decision on which car to buy between the Honda Civic and the BMW, one may review them based the most important features of both cars.

6. The Thesis Statement 2
Purpose: to persuade the readers which is superior over the other
Divided Thesis Statement: While Rustan’s Supermarket and SM Savemore are easily accessible supermarkets in the Philippines, Rustan’s is ultimately the better store because it offers more environmentally-friendly products, organic produce, and healthy alternatives to processed food.
Undivided Thesis Statement: While Rustan’s Supermarket and SM Savemore are easily accessible supermarkets in the Philippines, Rustan’s is ultimately the better store based on these items.

7. The Thesis Statement 3
Purpose: to explain and emphasize the differences between two items
Divided Thesis Statement: Even though they come from the same parents, Nhan and Hung’s considerable differences in looks, personality, and attitude toward life reflect the differences between Eastern and Western Cultures.
Undivided Thesis Statement: Even though they come from the same parents, Nhan and Hung’s considerable differences reflect the contrast between Eastern and Western cultures.

8. The Thesis Statement 4
Purpose: to explain and emphasize differences over similarity/ies
Divided Thesis Statement: Although both women must eventually face the reality of a world consumed by ignorance [similarity], Faber and Granger from the novel Of Mice and Men differ in their attitudes toward life and their effect on Montag.
Undivided Thesis Statement: Although both women must eventually face the reality of a world consumed by ignorance, Faber and Granger from the novel Of Mice and Men differ.

9. The Thesis Statement 5
Purpose: to explain a choice and emphasize similarities over differences
Divided Thesis Statement: Although it may seem that learning in a classroom and learning online are vastly different, after taking an online class, I realize that they share several basic features in terms of the expanse of the syllabus, number of assignments, and expected student participation.
Undivided Thesis Statement: Although it may seem that learning in a classroom and learning online are vastly different, after taking an online class, I realize that they share several basic features.

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Shooting
Defense
Teamwork
Stephen Curry
Conclusion

11. The Alternating Method
Introduction
Shooting
Lebron James
Stephen Curry
Defense
Teamwork
Conclusion

12. Homework
1) Please read the essay on p. 37 and then answer the questions on p. 38.
2) On a sheet of size 1, outline the article according to the template on p. 32 AND copy your answers from p. 38. TBS on Monday.
3) There will be a RSA # 3 on Wednesday and a WSA # 3 on Thursday. The topics will be Comparison and Contrast Essays and Outlining.