Compare and Contrast

Similar

• compare

• contrast

In the same way

• compare

• contrast

The same as

• compare

• contrast

Like

• compare

• contrast

In common

• compare

• contrast

Also

• compare

• contrast

What kind of writing is the compare contrast essay?

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

• persuasive

How many paragraphs is the entire compare contrast essay going to be?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

What information needs to be included in the topic and closing sentences of the body paragraphs?

• two subjects, words similar and different, and a point of comparison

• words middle school, point of comparison, and two subjects

• one subject, words similar and different, and two points of comparison

• two subjects, words middle school, words similar and different

Why must you elaborate each similarity and each difference?

• makes writing more interesting

• makes writing easier to understand

• makes the writer's hand hurt

• makes the reader's eyes sore