Comparison and Contrast

Envy provide insight into two seemingly similar emotions and persuade readers not to be overcome by envy
Activity 1
Examine the following pairs of subjects and decide whether each pair provides a good comparison or contrast. Then make a point. An example has been given for your reference.
4. When two subjects are not very much alike, you may explore the similarities.
Select points for discussion
Select the points you want to discuss by determining your emphasis—on similarities, differences, or both—and the major focus of your essay.
Christmas and the Spring Festival
Contrast or Comparison
To provide insight into two seemingly similar or different festivals
Activity 1
Examine the following pairs of subjects and decide whether each pair provides a good comparison or contrast. Then make a point. An example has been given for your reference.

In writing a comparison and contrast essay， you may emphasize either the similarities or the differences between the two subjects， or if you like， you may include in your essay both the similarities and differences. No matter what you may emphasize in your essay， remember you should make a point in your essay， that is， there should be a purpose for making the comparison and the contrast. If the two items are too similar or too different， there won’t be any point in comparing or contrasting them.
c） The sim-diff pattern： The writer puts all the similarities between the subjects together and all the differences together. This technique is suitable for those subjects whose similarities and differences are more balanced. In an essay using this pattern to organize the body part， the whole essay will be arranged in the following way：

Subject A: Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Point 4
Subject B: Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Point 4
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Choose the ideas that seem to pair off. Eliminate those that don’t pair off well and seem irrelevant to our comparison. You may develop a better-organized chart this time.
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Point by Point Pattern
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Point 1: _______________________________
Subject a: ________________________
Subject b: ________________________
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2. Organizing your paragraph
Activity 1: Please choose a developing
pattern to organize your ideas. Work out your outline in the following blanks.
view, rather than a simple and plain fact? Is your topic

My high school teacher and my college history teacher have different methods of getting important facts across.
Supporting Details
Parallel
eg: Compare
two cities
II. Emphasis in comparison or contrast
A comparison paragraph focuses on similarities, while a contrast paragraph on differences. dissimilar things: focus on the differences. similar things: emphasize the similarities.
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I. Usage of Comparison and Contrast
Comparison or contrast paragraphs are used to show similarities or differences between two things. Comparison: show similarities Contrast: show dissimilarities
IV. Organization of the Paragraph
Topic sentence
The topic sentence introduces the two things to be discussed and the controlling idea.
Supporting sentences