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Ch. 11 Comparison and Contrast - Overview

Ch. 11 Comparison and Contrast - Overview. Comparison = “shows how two or more things are similar” (371). Contrast – “shows how they are different” (371). “[B]asis for comparison” (373-374) = like Exemplification, the two things compared or contrasted need to have something in common.

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Ch. 11 Comparison and Contrast - Overview

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  1. Ch. 11 Comparison and Contrast - Overview • Comparison = “shows how two or more things are similar” (371). • Contrast – “shows how they are different” (371). • “[B]asis for comparison” (373-374) = like Exemplification, the two things compared or contrasted need to have something in common. • Like Division, but instead of one subject, you have two subjects: for instance, two dogs, two spy novels, two kinds of social media. • For a short essay: do CONTRAST.

  2. Ch. 11: Comparison and Contrast – Prewriting for Points for Discussion The T-graph (374) Subject 1 Subject 2 Point A Point B Point C

  3. Subject-by-Subject (375-376): First half of essay is Subject 1, second half is Subject 2. I. Intro: Thesis II. Subject 1: Point A Point B Point C III. Subject 2: Point A Point B Point C IV. Conclusion Point-by-Point (376-377): Each body paragraph = Each Point, shared by both Subjects. I. Intro: Thesis II. Point A: Subject 1 Subject 2 III. Point B: Subject 1 Subject 2 IV. Point C: Subject 1 Subject 2 V. Conclusion Ch. 11: Comparison and Contrast – 2 Kinds of Arrangement… Pick 1.

  4. Student Model and Peer Editing Worksheet • Example: Mark Cotharn’s “Brain vs. Brawn” (379-82) – this is a CONTRAST Subject-by-Subject, by the way. • Peer Editing Worksheet: Comparison and Contrast (402)

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