1. Comparison/Contrast Essay
Bless Me, Ultima
By Rudolfo Anaya

2. Usually four paragraph essay
Block format
Deals with all features of first subject before moving to second subject
Usually four paragraph essay

3. Block format Paragraph 1--Introduction Paragraph 2— II. Anaya
A. feature 1
B. feature 2
C. feature 3

4. Block format Paragraph 3— III. Antonio A. feature 1
B. feature 2
C. feature 3
Paragraph 4—Conclusion

5. Point-by-Point format
Select three features that deal with both subjects
Cover each feature with both subjects
Then move to next feature
Usually five paragraph essay

6. Point-by-Point format
Paragraph 1—introduction
Paragraph 2—
II. Feature 1
A. Anaya
B. Antonio

7. Point-by-Point format
Paragraph 3—
III. Feature 2
A. Anaya
B. Antonio
Paragraph 4—
IV. Feature 3

8. Point-by-Point format
Paragraph 5—Conclusion

9. Cue Words Like Similar to Also Similarly In the same way Likewise
Again
Compared to
At the same time
Conversely
Unlike
In contrast
Contrasted with
However
On the contrary
Although
Even though
Despite
But
While
On the one hand, on the other hand

10. Example topic sentences for paragraphs
Using cue words
Example topic sentences for paragraphs
Compared to Central, Whitthorne…
Like Central, Whitthorne Middle…
Despite their similar locations, Columbia Central and Whitthorne are different types of schools.