Compare & Contrast Expository Essay

Compare & Contrast Expository Essay

"I can analyze how two authors talking about the same topic shape their presentation of information by emphasizing different evidence."

Definition

• Writing a compare/contrast paper involves explaining how two topics are the same and how they are different.

• Compare=similarities

• Contrast=differences

• Expository Essay= explains or describes something

Brainstorm

• Brainstorm everything you know about each subject and then go back and look for connections for connections that show similarities and differences.

• It helps to use some type of graph to record your thoughts. Like a venn diagram or a T-chart.

Multiple Choice

Compare means to tell how two topics are alike.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Contrast means to tell how two topics are different

• True

• False