Writing the Essay

Writing the Essay

Writing the Compare & Contrast Essay

What is Compare & Contrast?

• Compare: You are saying how two things are similar

• Contrast: you are saying how two things are different.

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

Contast these two characters.

(Image of The Flash (DC) and Quicksilver (Marvel))

Practice:

In the explaining evidence graphic organizer, review your answers. Did you compare and contrast correctly? Are there any places where you need to fix your organizer? If so, do so now.

Writing a thesis statement for comparison and contrast.

When writing a thesis statement, you want to make sure you mention both subjects in your statement.

Example:

Although Justice League and the Avengers have many differences, the movies are similar in theme, characters, and plot.

Moving parts

• Concession

• Claim

• Reasons

You try...

First, review the set of poems. Are they more similar or different.

Think of the two poem sets as units to compare.

You try

Write down your concession. Replace "the poems" with the name of the poems.

If you think the poems are more similar than different your concession will be:

Although the poems have differences

If you think they are more different, then your concession will say:

Although the poems have similarities

Claim

Now, write down your claim. Review the claim slide.

Reasons

Now choose three of the following and decide what order you will discuss them in.

Becacuse of the _________________.

Choose three:

Irony, Diction, Tone, and or theme.

Open Ended

Enter the whole sentence here.

Revise

Compare your thesis statement to the one I wrote at the beginning of the unit. Make any and all necessary changes.

Open Ended

Review:

What were the topics covered in this lesson?

Poll

How comfortable are you with compare and contrast and thesis statements?

• Highly Confident

• Confident

• Neutral

• not confident, but I have questions.

• not confident, and I need tutoring.