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comparisonandcontrastessay

Herearesomecontrastconjunctionsthatyoucanuse:

ShortConjunctions

SubordinatingConjunctions

However,

Incontrast,

Bycontrast,

...,but

...,yet

Ontheotherhand,

eventhough+[sentence]

although+[sentence]

whereas+[sentence]

unlike+[sentence]

while+[sentence]

nevertheless

similarto

like

both...and...

inaddition

moreover

besides

likewise

similarly

inthesameway

Sometransitionsindicatingdifference:

differentfrom

incontrastto

comparedwith

unlike

but 

ontheotherhand

conversely

incontrast

however

ABriefGuidetoWritingAComparison/ContrastEssay

Writingacomparison/contrastpaperinvolvescomparingandcontrastingtwosubjects.Acomparisonshowshowtwothingsarealike.Acontrastshowshowtwothingsaredifferent.

ChoosingaTopic

Whenyouchooseatopic,besurenottochoosetwototallyunrelatedsubjects. Youmuststartwithsubjectsthathavesomebasicsimilarities. Forinstance,youcouldchoosetocompare/contrasttwomovies,twoauthors,twomodesoftransportation,ortwosportsfigures,butyouwouldnotwanttotrytocomparetraintravelandBabeRuth!

Brainstorming

Thefirstthingyouwanttodoisbrainstormeverythingyouknowabouteachsubjectandthengobackandlookforconnectionsthatshowsimilaritiesanddifferences,whichmightlooksomethinglikethis:

Autumn

Spring

cooler

warmer

leaveschange

flowersbloom

brilliantcolors

treesbloom

precedeswinter

precedessummer

death

birth

DevelopingaThesis

Thethesisstatementwillevolvefromthebrainstorming.Lookatyourlistandaskyourselfsomequestions.

"Istheresomethingimportant,significant,orinterestinginthesimilaritiesanddifferencesonmylist?

"WhathaveIdiscoveredaboutautumnandspring?

"

Afterlookingatthelist,athesisstatementmightbe:

Althoughthereisexquisitebeautyintheseasonsofautumnandspring,therearealsodistinctionswhichalloweachseasontostandonitsown.

OrganizingtheEssay

Theintroductionofyouressayshouldmentionbothsubjectsandendwithastrongandclearlydefinedthesisstatement.

Therearetwoprimarywaystoorganizethebodyofyourpaper,thedividedpatternandthealternatingpattern.

Tofollowthedividedpattern,giveallsupportingdetailsforonesubjectandthengiveallsupportingdetailsfortheothersubject:

Paragraphs1-3inBody

Discussandgivesupportingdetailsforsubject1（Autumn）

Paragraphs4-6inBody

Discussandgivesupportingdetailsforsubject2（Spring）

Tofollowthealternatingpattern,alternatethedetailsfromonesideofthecomparisonorcontrasttotheother:

Paragraph1inBody 

Discussandgivesupportingdetailsforsubject1（Autumn）

Paragraph2inBody

Discussandgivesupportingdetailsforsubject2（Spring）

Paragraph3inBody

Discussandgivefurthersupportingdetailsforsubject1（Autumn）

Paragraph4inBody

Discussandgivefurthersupportingdetailsforsubject2（Spring）

Theconclusionofyourpapershouldincludefinalcorrelationsaboutthetwosubjectsandarestatementofyourthesis.

Besureasyouwritethepaperthatyoufollowtheorganizedstructureofcomparisonandcontrastandgivedetailsandexamplestosupportthesimilaritiesanddifferencesyouhavechosen

AComparisonorContrastessayisanessayinwhichyoueithercomparesomethingorcontrastsomething. Acomparisonessayisanessayinwhichyouemphasizethesimilarities,andacontrastessayisanessayinwhichyouemphasizethedifferences. Weusecomparisonandcontrastthinkingwhendecidingwhichuniversitytoattend,whichcartobuy,orwhethertodriveacarortakeabusoranairplanetoavacationsite.

Inthissection,twoclassicorganizationalpatternsofacomparisonorcontrastessaywillbediscussed. Oneiscalledblockarrangementofideas;theotheriscalledpoint-by-pointoralternatingarrangementofideas. Supposeyouareinterestedinshowingthedifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsandvacationingatthebeach. Youwillthenwriteacontrastcomposition.Onewaytoarrangeyourmaterialistousetheblockarrangementwhichistowriteaboutvacationinginthemountainsinoneparagraphandvacationingatthebeachinthenext. Ifyoumentionaparticularpointinthemountainsparagraph,youmustmentionthesamepointinthebeachparagraph,andinthesameorder. Studythefollowingoutline,whichshowsthiskindoforganization. Theintroductoryparagraphisfollowedbythemountainsparagraph,thebeachparagraph,thentheconclusion;thefullydevelopedessayisjustfourparagraphs.

BlockArrangement（fourparagraphs）

I.

Introductioninwhichyoustateyourpurposewhichistodiscussthedifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsoratthebeach

II.

Mountain

A. Climate

B. TypesofActivities 

C. Location 

III.

Beach

A. Climate

B. TypesofActivities 

C. Location 

IV.

Conclusion

Asecondwaytoorganizethismaterialistodiscussaparticularpointaboutvacationinginthemountainsandthenimmediatelytodiscussthesamepointaboutvacationingatthebeach. Thisiscalledpoint-by-pointoralternatingarrangement. Anoutlineofthisorganizationfollows.

Point-by-PointorAlternatingArrangement（fiveparagraphs）

I.

Introductioninwhichyoustateyourpurposewhichistodiscussdifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsoratthebeach

II.

Firstdifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesisclimate

A. Mountains

B. Beach

III.

Seconddifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesaretypesofactivities

A. Mountains

B. Beach

IV.

Thirddifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesisthelocation

A. Mountains

B. Beach

V.

Conclusion

Application:

 BlockorPoint-by-Point

Examinethecomparisonorcontrastessaysthatfollow,anddecidewhethertheauthorsusedblockarrangementorpoint-by-point（oralternating）arrangement. Noticehowotherauthorsstructuretheiressays. Fiveparagraphsorfour?

 Blockarrangementorpoint-by-pointarrangement?

 Noticingthesethingswillhelpyoubecomeabetter,moreconsciousreaderandwriter. 

VacationingattheBeachorintheMountains

Peoplearealwayslookingforwardtotheirvacationperiod.Therearemanyoptionswheretochoose.Ithinkthatthetwomostcommonplacespeoplechoosefortakingavacationarethebeachesandthemountains.Bothplacesofferavarietyoffunactivities.Thebeachoffersactivitiesthatthemountaincannotofferandviceversa.Themountainandthebeacharetotallydifferent.Thepurposeofthisessayistocontrasttheclimate,typesofactivitiesandlocationsofbeachesandmountains.

Iamgoingtodiscussmountainsfirst.ThethreeaspectsIamgoingtodiscussareclimate,typesofactivitiesandlocation.Climateisalwaysimportantinordertoenjoyvacations.Ifapersondislikescoldweather,heorshemighthaveahardtimeinthemountains.Thecoldclimateinthemountainsisthefirstbarriertoenjoyingthem,buttheclimateandthetemperatureofthesezonesalsodeterminethetypesofactivitiestheyoffer.Snowboarding,mountainclimbing,mountainbiking,hiking,andskiingaresomeactivitiespeoplecanenjoywhengoingtothemountains.Therearemanyregionsthathavemountainswherepeoplecangoandhaveagreatvacation.CanadaisacountrylocatedinNorthAmericaandcontainsmanymountainvacationsiteswherepeoplecangoandhavefun.

Iamgoingtodiscussthebeachsecond.ThethreeaspectsIamgoingtodiscussareclimate,typesofactivitiesandlocation.Warmclimateisoneofthemostimportantfeaturesthatthebeachhas.Sunandfunaretwowordsthatdescribethebeach.Thetemperatureinthoseplacesisalwayshot.Theseaandthewarmclimatedeterminetheactivitiesthatareavailableatthebeach.Peoplecanswim,playvolleyball,playsoccer,andridewaterbikes.Inmostcoastalsites,therearediscosandrestaurantswherepeoplecandanceorpartythroughoutthenight.Mexicooffersmanyamazingcoastalsitestovisit.AcapulcoandCancunaretwoofthemostbeautifulandfamousbeachesintheword.

Itdoesnotmatterwhatplaceapersondecidestochoose.Thefunis100%guaranteed.Peopleoftenchooseoneofthesetwooptionstospendtheirvacations.Dependingonwhatthepersonlikesiswhatheorshewillchoose.Ilikethebeachbetterthanthemountains,butsometimesitisbettertotakeariskandtryadifferentplacetoenjoy. （399words）

Istheessayaboveorganizedusingblockorpoint-by-pointarrangementofdetails?

 Notefirsttheessayisfourparagraphs,

（1）anintroduction,

（2）aparagraphaboutvacationinginthemountains,（3）aparagraphaboutvacationingatthebeach,and（4）aconclusion. Thisistheblockarrangement,thefirstblockcontaininginformationaboutmountainsandthesecondblockcontaininginformationaboutthebeach.   

Thefollowingessaycontrastseatingfreshfoodsandcannedfoods. Isitsorganizationblockorpoint-by-point?

 Howmanyparagraphsdoesitcontain?

 Howmany"differences"betweenfreshfoodsandcannedfoodsdoestheauthordiscuss?

ConsumingFreshFoodsInsteadofCannedFoods

Eatingisanactivitythatweashumansdoatleasttwotimesaday.Weliveinaworldwherethevarietyoffoodisimmense,andweareresponsibleforwhatweeat.Wedecidewhatweareabouttoeatandhowitwillaffectourbodies.Thepurposeofthisessayistocompareandcontrastthedifferencesbetweeneatingfreshfoodsinsteadofcannedfoods.Thethreemaindifferencesareflavor,healthbenefits,andcost.

Themostnotabledifferencebetweenthesetwokindsoffoodsistheirflavor.Freshfoodshavegreatflavorandtastebecauset