Organizing a Comparison Essay

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• Organizing a Comparison Essay
• - Body Paragraphs
• There are two options when organizing the body of
  a comparison essay
• Subject by Subject Organization
• Feature by Feature Organization

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Subject by Subject Organization Body Paragraphs

• In subject by subject organization, you write
  about one story first, and then you write about
  the other
• First write a paragraph about the Kiowa story and
  its characters, transformations, and explanations
• Then write a paragraph about the other story and
  its characters, transformations, and explanations

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Subject by Subject Organization Body Paragraphs

• Here is what a subject by subject outline will
  look like.
• Kiowa story
• Characters in the Kiowa story
• Transformations that occur in the Kiowa story
• Explanations that are offered in the Kiowa story
• Your other story
• Characters in your other story
• Transformations that occur in your other story
• Explanations that are offered in your other story

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Subject by Subject Organization Body Paragraphs

• In subject by subject organization, you write
  about one story first, and then you write about
  the others
• A paragraph about My Sojourn and its examples
  of cross cultural encounters (positive and
  negative)
• A paragraph about a second story and its examples
  of cross cultural encounters (positive and
  negative)
• A paragraph about a third story and its examples
  of cross cultural encounters (positive and
  negative)

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Subject by Subject Organization Body Paragraphs

• Here is what a subject by subject outline will
  look like.
• My Sojourn
• Positive examples of cross cultural encounters in
  the story
• Negative examples of cross cultural encounters in
  the story
• Your second story
• Positive examples of cross cultural encounters in
  the story
• Negative examples of cross cultural encounters in
  the story
• Your third story
• Positive examples of cross cultural encounters in
  the story
• Negative examples of cross cultural encounters in
  the story

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Feature by Feature Organization Body Paragraphs

• In feature by feature organization, you discuss
  one feature first, with examples from both
  stories, then a second feature, with examples
  from both stories, and so on
• First, write a paragraph about the characters in
  both stories
• Second, write a paragraph about the
  transformations that occur in both stories
• Last, write a paragraph about the explanations
  offered in both stories

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Feature by Feature Organization Body Paragraphs

• Here is what a feature by feature outline will
  look like.
• Characters
• Characters in the Kiowa story
• Characters in the other story
• Transformations
• Transformations that occur in the Kiowa story
• Transformations that occur in the other story
• Explanations
• Explanations that are offered in the Kiowa story
• Explanations that are offered in the other story

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Feature by Feature Organization Body Paragraphs

• In feature by feature organization, you discuss
  one feature first, with examples from each story,
  then a second feature, with examples from each
  story
• First, write a paragraph about the positive cross
  cultural encounters in all three stories
• Second, write a paragraph about the negative
  cross cultural encounters in all three stories

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Feature by Feature Organization Body Paragraphs

• Here is what a feature by feature outline will
  look like.
• Positive Cross Cultural Encounters
• Examples in My Sojourn
• Examples in your second story
• Examples in your third story
• Negative Cross Cultural Encounters
• Examples in My Sojourn
• Examples in your second story
• Examples in your third story