Compare and contrast effectively.docx
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Compareandcontrasteffectively
ArgumentativeWriting
●CauseandEffect
●ProblemandSolution
●CompareandContrast
WritingEffectiveComparisonorContrastEssays
AComparisonorContrastessayisanessayinwhichyoueithercomparesomethingorcontrastsomething. Acomparisonessayisanessayinwhichyouemphasizethesimilarities,andacontrastessayisanessayinwhichyouemphasizethedifferences. Weusecomparisonandcontrastthinkingwhendecidingwhichuniversitytoattend,whichcartobuy,orwhethertodriveacarortakeabusoranairplanetoavacationsite.
Inthissection,twoclassicorganizationalpatternsofacomparisonorcontrastessaywillbediscussed. Oneiscalledblockarrangement(subjectbysubject)ofideas;theotheriscalledpoint-by-pointoralternatingarrangementofideas. Supposeyouareinterestedinshowingthedifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsandvacationingatthebeach. Youwillthenwriteacontrastcomposition.Onewaytoarrangeyourmaterialistousetheblockarrangementwhichistowriteaboutvacationinginthemountainsinoneparagraphandvacationingatthebeachinthenext. Ifyoumentionaparticularpointinthemountainsparagraph,youmustmentionthesamepointinthebeachparagraph,andinthesameorder. Studythefollowingoutline,whichshowsthiskindoforganization. Theintroductoryparagraphisfollowedbythemountainsparagraph,thebeachparagraph,thentheconclusion;thefullydevelopedessayisjustfourparagraphs.
BlockArrangement(fourparagraphs)
I.
Introductioninwhichyoustateyourpurposewhichistodiscussthedifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsoratthebeach
II.
Mountain
A. Climate
B. TypesofActivities
C. Location
III.
Beach
A. Climate
B. TypesofActivities
C. Location
IV.
Conclusion
Asecondwaytoorganizethismaterialistodiscussaparticularpointaboutvacationinginthemountainsandthenimmediatelytodiscussthesamepointaboutvacationingatthebeach. Thisiscalledpoint-by-pointoralternatingarrangement. Anoutlineofthisorganizationfollows.
Point-by-PointorAlternatingArrangement(fiveparagraphs)
I.
Introductioninwhichyoustateyourpurposewhichistodiscussdifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsoratthebeach
II.
Firstdifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesisclimate
A. Mountains
B. Beach
III.
Seconddifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesaretypesofactivities
A. Mountains
B. Beach
IV.
Thirddifferencebetweenmountainsandbeachesisthelocation
A. Mountains
B. Beach
V.
Conclusion
Application:
BlockorPoint-by-Point
Examinethecomparisonorcontrastessaysthatfollow,anddecidewhethertheauthorsusedblockarrangementorpoint-by-point(oralternating)arrangement. Noticehowotherauthorsstructuretheiressays. Fiveparagraphsorfour?
Blockarrangementorpoint-by-pointarrangement?
Noticingthesethingswillhelpyoubecomeabetter,moreconsciousreaderandwriter.
VacationingattheBeachorintheMountains
Peoplearealwayslookingforwardtotheirvacationperiod.Therearemanyoptionswheretochoose.Ithinkthatthetwomostcommonplacespeoplechoosefortakingavacationarethebeachesandthemountains.Bothplacesofferavarietyoffunactivities.Thebeachoffersactivitiesthatthemountaincannotofferandviceversa.Themountainandthebeacharetotallydifferent.Thepurposeofthisessayistocontrasttheclimate,typesofactivitiesandlocationsofbeachesandmountains.
I’mgoingtodiscussmountainsfirst.ThethreeaspectsI’mgoingtodiscussareclimate,typesofactivitiesandlocation.Climateisalwaysimportantinordertoenjoyvacations.Ifapersondislikescoldweather,heorshemighthaveahardtimeinthemountains.Thecoldclimateinthemountainsisthefirstbarriertoenjoyingthem,buttheclimateandthetemperatureofthesezonesalsodeterminethetypesofactivitiestheyoffer.Snowboarding,mountainclimbing,mountainbiking,hiking,andskiingaresomeactivitiespeoplecanenjoywhengoingtothemountains.Therearemanyregionsthathavemountainswherepeoplecangoandhaveagreatvacation.CanadaisacountrylocatedinNorthAmericaandcontainsmanymountainvacationsiteswherepeoplecangoandhavefun.
I’mgoingtodiscussthebeachsecond.ThethreeaspectsI’mgoingtodiscussareclimate,typesofactivitiesandlocation.Warmclimateisoneofthemostimportantfeaturesthatthebeachhas.Sunandfunaretwowordsthatdescribethebeach.Thetemperatureinthoseplacesisalwayshot.Theseaandthewarmclimatedeterminetheactivitiesthatareavailableatthebeach.Peoplecanswim,playvolleyball,playsoccer,andridewaterbikes.Inmostcoastalsites,therearediscosandrestaurantswherepeoplecandanceorpartythroughoutthenight.Mexicooffersmanyamazingcoastalsitestovisit.AcapulcoandCancunaretwoofthemostbeautifulandfamousbeachesintheword.
Itdoesntmatterwhatplaceapersondecidestochoose.Thefunis100%guaranteed.Peopleoftenchooseoneofthesetwooptionstospendtheirvacations.Dependingonwhatthepersonlikesiswhatheorshewillchoose.Ilikethebeachbetterthanthemountains,butsometimesitisbettertotakeariskandtryadifferentplacetoenjoy. (399words)
Istheessayaboveorganizedusingblockorpoint-by-pointarrangementofdetails?
Notefirsttheessayisfourparagraphs,
(1)anintroduction,
(2)aparagraphaboutvacationinginthemountains,(3)aparagraphaboutvacationingatthebeach,and(4)aconclusion. Thisistheblockarrangement,thefirstblockcontaininginformationaboutmountainsandthesecondblockcontaininginformationaboutthebeach.
Thefollowingessaycontrastseatingfreshfoodsandcannedfoods. Isitsorganizationblockorpoint-by-point?
Howmanyparagraphsdoesitcontain?
Howmany"differences"betweenfreshfoodsandcannedfoodsdoestheauthordiscuss?
ConsumingFreshFoodsInsteadofCannedFoods
Eatingisanactivitythatweashumansdoatleasttwotimesaday.Weliveinaworldwherethevarietyoffoodisimmense,andweareresponsibleforwhatweeat.Wedecidewhatweareabouttoeatandhowitwillaffectourbodies.Thepurposeofthisessayistocompareandcontrastthedifferencesbetweeneatingfreshfoodsandeatingcannedfoods.Thethreemaindifferencesareflavor,healthbenefits,andcost.
Themostnotabledifferencebetweenthesetwokindsoffoodsistheirflavor.Freshfoodshavegreatflavorandtastebecausetheykeepalltheirnaturalconditions.Cannedfoodshowever,lackalotofitsflavorcharacteristicsbecausetherearesomeotherchemicalproductsaddedtothenaturalfoods.Itislogicalthatthefreshfoodswillhaveagreatertasteandflavorwhenconsumedjustbecauseofthetimeinwhichtheyhavebeenprepared.
Comparingbothtypesoffoodswenoticeanotherdifference.Thereisahealthfactorthataffectsbothofthem.Cannedfoodslosesomeoftheoriginalfreshfoodnutrientswhenstored,andalsoithastobetinnedwithmanyconservativesandchemicalfactorsthatprolongtheshelflifeandapparentfreshnessofthefoodbutcouldalsobecometoxicifconsumedtoooften.
Yetanotherdifferencebetweenthesetwotypesoffoodsisthecost.Cannedfoodsaremuchmoreexpensivethanfreshfoods.Herethebenefitofbuyingtinnedfoodsisthattheyareeasiertofind,forexample,inasupermarketinsteadofthemarketlikethefreshfoods,andtheyrequirelessworktopreparethanfreshfoods,justopenandserve.
Herearethemainthreedifferencesbetweenbuyingfreshfoodsandbuyingcannedfoods.Aswecanseeitcomesdowntoapersonalchoice,basedonthetimeeachpersonhas,themoneyandtheimportancehe/shegivestohis/hernutritionandhealth.Thereforeitisimportantthatyouconsideryourpossibilitiesandchoosethebesttypeoffoodsforyourconvenienceandlifestyle.(347words)
Theessayaboveisthe"classic"fiveparagraphessaythatallnon-nativespeakersofEnglishshouldlearntowrite. Thisessayalsocontainsthe"classic"point-by-pointorganization,eachpointstatedanddevelopedinasingleparagraph. Theessaycontainsfiveparagraphsthatcontrastthreedifferencesbetweenfreshandcannedfoods. Theessayincludes
(1)anintroduction,
(2)thedevelopmentofthefirstdifference(flavor),(3)thedevelopmentoftheseconddifference(healthbenefits),(4)thedevelopmentofthethirddifference(cost),and(5)aconclusion. Inthetrueclassictradition,thethreemaindifferencesinthiscontrastessay:
flavor,healthbenefits,andcostarestatedbothintheintroductionandtheconclusionaswell. Myownobservationisthis:
USkidsaretaughttoorganizeandwritefiveparagraphessayslikethisfromearlychildhood,buttheyrarelyattainthedegreeofperfectionoftheessayabove.
Thisendsthefirstpartofthispage,theexplanationofthedifferencesbetweentheclassicorganizationalstylesofcomparisonandcontrastessays,
(1)blockand
(2)point-by-pointoralternatingarrangement.
HowtoSupportYourPointofViewthoughComparisonandContrast
Itwasstatedinthefirstpartofthispaperthatweusecomparisonorcontrastinnearlyeverythingwedo. Whendecidingwhattoeat,forexample,weoftenchoosebetweenfreshfoodsorcannedfoods,exactlyasthewriterabovedescribed. However,doyouknowthepreferenceofthepreviousauthor?
Didhestateitdirectly?
Whyorwhynot?
Whatotherwayscouldthisessayhaveended?
Animportantpointtorememberwhenwritingcomparisonorcontrastessaysisthatmanytimeswritersusecomparisonorcontrasttosupportapersonalpointofview. W
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