Compare/Contrast Essay

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What is the purpose of a compare/contrast essay?

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talk about the similarities and differences of two subjects

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What is the goal/purpose for this essay?

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to share the similarities and differences of personality and character

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In which of the following situations could you compare and contrast?

• You are voting for class president and there are three students running
• You are writing an essay about which time period you’d rather live in: the 1980s or the 1880s.
• You are deciding what the major differences are between the first and last Harry Potter books.
• All of the above

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All of the above

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What would you compare and contrast to respond to the following essay prompt? "Compare and contrast mammals and reptiles. Discuss their life cycles, habitats and bodies."

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mammals and reptiles

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Which of the following words or phrases can be used to show a comparison? On the other hand, Similarly, In contrast, While

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Similarly

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Which of the following words or phrases could be used when contrasting? Similarly, In Conclusion, On the other hand, Nonetheless

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On the other hand

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Which of the options below would make a good topic sentence for this paragraph? You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out. Options: I love the Lakers., Basketball is an athletic sport, I played basketball last Thanksgiving., Exercise is hard.

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Basketball is an athletic sport

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What is textual evidence?

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Proof from the text to support your answer.

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What is textual evidence?

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Proof from the text to support your answer.

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For in-text citation, you need the author's name and the year of publication.

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Incorrect