Compare and Contrast Essay Components

How many paragraphs should your compare and contrast essay have?

What are the three parts of an introduction paragraph?

• Compare, contrast, transition

• Hook, general information (bridge), thesis

• Compare, general information (bridge), contrast

• Transition, signal phrase, evidence

Which transition would be best to begin your FIRST body paragraph with?

• Next,

• All in all,

• To begin with,

• Comparing and contrasting,

You should always introduce your quotes and evidence with a:

Which transition would be best to begin your conclusion paragraph with?

• To summarize,

• Finally,

• Last,

• Now that we have compared and contrasted,