Compare and Contrast Details

What is the purpose of the transition sentence within the body paragraphs?

• helps create coherence - the reader can easily read each similarity and its explanation

• creates confusion - the reader struggles to understand the similarities and differences within the paragraph

• helps create coherence - the reader can easily move from the similarities being compared to the differences being contrasted

• the reader can easily determine the topic of the next paragraph

Which text structure tells how things are alike and different?

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

Which text structure might use these signal words? BOTH, UNLIKE, SIMILAR, DIFFERENT

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

What is the purpose of a compare/contrast essay?

• talk about the similarities and differences of two subjects

• inform or explain a subject to the reader

• tell a story

• use the five senses to paint a picture for the reader, incorporating imagery and specific details

In a compare/contrast essay which is more interesting?

• to focus on the similarities

• to focus on the differences

A point by point comparison...

• has one paragraph that focuses on the similarities while the following focuses on the differences

• the first paragraph focuses on one subject while the following focuses on another

• each paragraph focuses on one point of comparison (similarities or differences)

Which organizational style does the following outline represent?
Paragraph 1 - a comparison of how Grimm's Cinderella and Cinderellas from around the world are saved from a life of slavery
Paragraph 2 - a comparison of how Grimm's Cinderella and Cinderellas from around the world are especially kind to others

• Block Method

• Subject to Subject Method

• Point by Point Method

What is the main purpose of using a compare and contrast structure in writing?

• To entertain the reader with stories

• To inform the reader about similarities and differences

• To persuade the reader to take action

• To describe a process step by step

Which of the following signal words is commonly used in compare and contrast writing?

• Therefore

• Similarly

• Firstly

• Consequently

In a compare and contrast essay, what is the benefit of using the point-by-point method?

• It allows for a detailed examination of each subject

• It simplifies the writing process

• It focuses on one subject at a time

• It avoids confusion by not mixing subjects