1. Comparison-contrast writing holds two or more things, phenomena, or concepts side by side– with comparison focusing on similarities, and contrast focusing on differences. By looking at subjects side-by-side, we more clearly see their unique and shared traits.
2. Writers commonly compare and contrast subjects in order to explain how, why, and to what effect their distinguishing features make the subjects similar or different. The writer believes that his or her comparative analysis of the topic will enrich readers’ understanding of that topic. Writers address a wide range of topics through comparison-contrast: people, events, phenomena, technologies, problems, products, stories, and so on.
3. Comparable items are types of same thing. The subjects are of the same order – one cannot simply be an example of the other. Once writers choose the criteria, those criteria must be applied consistently. For help comparing and contrasting subjects, use a Venn Diagram. List the subjects’ differences on the left or right and their similarities in the center.
4. Whole vs. whole discusses items separately, giving a strong overview of each. This pattern works well with
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Write the writer first draft. When writing in the subject-by-subject pattern it should include the following: an opening that gets the readers’ attention, introduces the subjects, offers a thesis; a body that discusses the first subject, then analyze the second subject, discuss traits parallel to those the reader addressed with the first subject; a conclusion that summarizes similarities, differences, and implications. When writing in the trait-by-trait pattern it should include the following: an opening that gets the readers’ attention, introduce the subjects, and offer a thesis; a body that compare and/or contrast the two subjects trait by trait; include transitions that help readers look back and forth between the two subjects; a conclusion that summarize the key relationships and note their
Would you like chocolate chip cookies or Snickerdoodles? A point by point comparison and contrast blends the similarities and differences equivalent to the snickerdoodle. The block distinctly shows the similarities and then the differences similar to the chocolate chip cookie. Whichever method a writer chooses to use, the results conclude in the same outcome: comparing and contrasting.
Compare and Contrast Relationship: There are many similarities and difference
Compare and Contrast helps a lot to reader to make a two different thing clear in their point of view and Susan Cain, the author has done perfectly well with the comparison and contrast. In paragraph 9, Susan Cain has compared Shyness and introversion. “Shyness and introversion are not the same thing. Shy people fear negative judgment; introverts simply prefer quiet, minimally stimulating environment.” And on the next paragraph, the first had contrasts the shyness and introversion. “But shyness and introversion share an undervalued status in a world that prizes extroversion.” This make really clear for the reader that shyness and introversion are totally two different things. The next thing that she has compared to is Sitters and Rovers. The “rover” fish couldn't help but investigate - and were immediately caught. But the “sitter” fish stayed back, making it impossible for Professor Wilson to capture them. “In contrast, sitter children are careful and astute and tend to learn by observing instead of acting.” This compare and contrast made it clear for the reader and it make a clear difference in sitters and
The world spins on the basis of comparison. For example, one often seems to differentiate between eating a meal at Chicken Express or Raising Cane’s. It may be that Chicken Express has better sweet tea, but Raising Cane’s chicken has a better flavor to it than Chicken Express. As I was sitting in a booth at Raising Canes with my family, I began to compare my two siblings: Salvador and Sebastian. Even though my siblings both are males and love football, their similarities stop there.I found many contrasts that stood out to me about them such as- their obvious differences in physical appearances, the love and dislike of books, and their introverted or extraverted personalities.
Comparing and contrasting Jack and Ralph gives the reader an insight and better understanding of how the book develops. They have many similarities and differences between them. These main characters help explain things in the book like the theme, characteristics, actions, and rivalries. Some major keys of the compare and contrast are qualities in leadership, lessons they teach, and their relationships.
There are more comparisons and contrasts between
Name some examples of the effective use of compare and contrast essays. Explain the key differences, identified on pp. 255–256, between the two basic organizational methods for comparison and contrast.
a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing being compared isn’t explicitly stated
Similarities and differences are present between nearly anything. For instance, two books can be compared in regards to their themes. Likewise, multiple people can be contrasted in regards to their personality. Similarities and differences can be good and bad and they can also help one to clearly see which of the subjects that are being compared are better than the other. Another example of where two subjects can be compared is in Macbeth and The Social Network, in regards to the characters. One may wonder how such different pieces of work could possibly be compared and contrasted, but after analyzing both pieces, it is clear that such similarities and differences exist. Characters
Cain’s use of compare and contrast helps the readers visualize similarities in the examples that she gives to the larger idea the author wishes
Today I will be talking about comparing and contrasting. The two stories I will be talking about is “A Simple Act” and“An Invisible Thread”. The first story we will look at is “A Simple Act”. The second story we will be looking at is “An Invisible Thread”. Here is the background to the stories.“A Simple Act”In a big city like New York, thousands of strangers from many different backgrounds cross paths every day. But they rarely stop on the street to get to know each other. When people from very different places make to effort to connect, unexpected friendships can form, and “A Simple Act” is Laura and Maurice had been friends for 15 years when he gave the final toast t the celebration of her 50th birthday. Maurice's words, and Laura's
Compare and contrast comes in to play at the very beginning of the essay when Tan is describing her mother listening to her giving a lecture.
There are various things that make up a piece of literature. For example: choice of diction, modes of discourse, and figurative language. Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano were great examples of authors that used these elements of literature. There are similarities and differences in A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and From Africa to America. Though Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano shared similarities in experiences, they had different writing personalities, purposes, attitudes, tones, and relations with their communities.
Contrast and comparison are tools which the author uses to organize and deliver their message to readers. According to the LLD 100A course reader, contrast and comparison are methods that authors usually use to develop their ideas in reading essay. The side by side (block) method and the point by point (alter or back and forth) method are the two method structures that author may use for their article. Point by point method basically compare one point of a subject with a point of the other subject. By the other side, side by side method discuss everything about a subject with the supports details then will move to the next subject.
The idiom, “Comparing apples and oranges” has been implemented for a prolonged amount of time in order to convey a vast difference between two things. When the phrase is used it provokes the thought that the items are incomparable and as a result, ridiculous to compare. As an idiom it’s meaning is immediately apparent, but when carefully examined as a statement rather than a metaphor, there are similarities, along with differences between apples and oranges that can easily be seen as comparable. Through their physical uses, their use in popular stories, and their physical make-up there are many comparisons and contrasts that can be found. As a result of the comparability between the two, the idiom should become inapplicable.