Compare Contrast a simple 5 paragraph essay Nataly

Compare & Contrast a simple 5 paragraph essay Nataly Rodriguez INGL 3202 – Fall 2011

CC Essay One topic Two subjects Three points Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 The Contrast and Comparison Essay (C/C) is easy as one, two, and three.

Choose a topic • Cars, apartments, gizmos, gadgets… • Careers, universities • Exes (ex-car, ex-pet, ex-whatever vs. new) • Fashion, travel … • Food, fast foods, foods restaurants, types… • Pets, animals • Characters, setting… • Famous people (to you: not necessarily show biz)

Example of a topics Fast food “restaurants” Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 UNIVERSITIES in PR

Subject: Food –Fast food “restaurants” • Mc. Donald’s • Wendy’s Subject: Universities in PR • Interamerican University • University of PR Example of two universities/fast food “restaurants” that are very similar to each other. Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 Subject

Features 2. Select the most important and relevant points to consider for your argument and this depends on who is attending the university/ consuming fast food. Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 1. Create a list of the features that are important to consider when selecting an university/ consuming in a fast food “restaurant. ”

Depending on the topic chosen: features to Contrast/Compare FAST FOOD Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 UNIVERSITIES

Audience and Purpose Who consumes fast food? Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 Who’s interested in universities?

Patterns 1. Subject by subject (also known as block) 2. Point by Point Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 There are two patterns in the Contrast/comparison essay:

Subject by Subject Introduction Subject A a. b. c. 3. Subject B a. b. c. 4. 5. Point #1 Point #2 Point #3 Comparison and contrast of subject A & B Conclusion Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 1. 2.

Point by Point Introduction Point 1 a. b. 3. Point 2 a. b. 4. Subject #A Subject #B Point 3 a. b. 5. Subject #A Subject #b Subject #A Subject #B Conclusion Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 1. 2.

Pointers If subjects are obviously very different, different then you should write about their similarities, similarities for example: comparing the protagonist and the antagonist of the story. Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 If subjects are obviously very similar, similar you have to point out their differences, differences for example: contrasting lions with wild cats or twins.

Pointers • This is a visual representation of the essay. • “See” how ideas connect Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 Use Graphic Organizers

Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 Pointers: Graphic Organizers

Comparison Also Too Likewise Similarly In the like manner Just like Just as Contrast However But Yet Although Instead In opposition In spite of Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 Transitions

Transitions Contrast Just the opposite Though In the same way Nevertheless Unlike Along the same line Rather On the contrary In the same fashion Actually Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 Comparison Similar to

Contrast Despite While unfortunately In contrast Conversely Even though still None the less Whereas In reality As opposed to Adapted from Rosa I. Román's presentation 2010 More Transitions

Questions?