Compare and Contrast Paragraphs

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

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

How should the information within a body paragraph be organized?

• topic sentence, similarities, differences, closing sentence

• topic sentence, differences, transition sentence, similarities, closing sentence

• topic sentence, similarities, transition sentence, differences, closing sentence

• topic sentence, transition sentence, similarities, transition sentence, differences, closing sentence

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

What type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

Where should the transition sentence be within the body paragraphs?

• first sentence

• between each sentence

• last sentence

• between the similarities and differences

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

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