Compare and Contrast Essay Preparation

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Compare and Contrast Essay Preparation

• Used as many class/small group discussion with
  Diagrams, if needed for students understanding.

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What is Comparison and Contrast?

• Comparison shows how two or more things are
  similar
• Contrast shows how two or more things are
  different
• In most writing situations, the two related
  processes are used together

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Establishing a Basis for Comparison

• The two things to be compared must have enough in
  common to justify the comparison.
• In making comparisons, you should move beyond the
  obvious (i.e., people and bees)
• When two things are very similar, it is the
  contrasts that may be worth writing about.

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• What significant characteristics do these two
  teams share? Do they share enough characteristics
  to establish a basis for comparison? Explain.

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• What significant characteristics do these two
  teams share? Do they share enough characteristics
  to establish a basis for comparison? Explain.

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• What significant characteristics do these two
  paintings share? Do they share enough
  characteristics to establish a basis for
  comparison? Explain.

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MADONNA
LADY GAGA

• What significant characteristics do these two
  people share? Do they share enough
  characteristics to establish a basis for
  comparison? Explain.

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• What significant characteristics do these two
  paintings share? Do they share enough
  characteristics to establish a basis for
  comparison? Explain.

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• What significant characteristics do these two
  paintings share? Do they share enough
  characteristics to establish a basis for
  comparison? Explain.

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Various types of Compare and Contrasts Essay
Platforms

• Same vs. Different
• Advantages vs. Disadvantages
• Positives vs. Negatives
• Good vs. Bad