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1、WritingAComparison/ContrastParagraphAIMS:orderingmaterialusingthepoint-by-pointmethodortheblockmethodimprovingcoherencebyusingtransitionalphrasescommontocomparison/contrastwritingtakingastep-by-stepapproachtocreatecomparison/contrastparagraphsstudyingmodelparagraphst
2、ocreatecomparison/contrastparagraphsComparisonshowssimilaritiesbetweenpersons,places,things,ideas,orsituations.Contrastpointsoutthedifferencesbetweenpersons,places,things,ideas,orsituations.TwoBasicMethodsforOrganizingComparison/ContrastParagraphs1.IfyouletAandBstand
3、forthetwothings(subjects)beingcompared,thenyoucanusetheblockmethodinwhichyoutellallaboutA,thentellallaboutB.ThusyoudiscussAinablockandBinablock.2.IfyouletAandBstandforthetwothings(subjects)beingcompared,thenyoucomparethempointbypoint.EverytimeyousaysomethingaboutA,yo
4、ualsosaysomethingaboutB–rightinthesamesentenceorinthesentenceimmediatelyfollowing.TheTopicSentenceYourtopicsentenceshouldidentifybothitems(subjects)tobecomparedorcontrastedandtellthereaderexactlywhatyouaregoingtosayabouttheseitems(attitude).e.g.,(poor)Ourpup,Tuffyisd
5、ifferentfromourcat,Hector.(good)Thedifferenceintemperamentbetweenourpup,Tuffy,andourcat,Hector,isaconstantsourceofamusement.TheBodyOnceyouhavedecidedonagoodtopicsentence,listallthepointsofcomparison/contrastthatyoucanthinkof.Next,reviewthelistandeliminateanypoints,wh
6、ichareirrelevantorunimportant.Now,organizeyourdetailsinalogicalsequence,andbeginyourroughdraft.TheConclusionThemosteffectiveconclusionforacomparison/contrastparagraphisusuallyafinalsentence,whichreinforcesthecontrollingidea.e.g.,IfyoucouldseeTuffyandHectortogether,yo
7、ucouldscarcelyhelplaughingatthecontrastbetweenthesetwohouseholdplaymates.AGoodExampleoftheBlockMethod:StudentswhohaveMr.JonesandMr.Smithareimmediatelyawareofthedifferenceinthelecturingmannerofeachteacher.Mr.Joneshasapleasantvoice,whichhelpsholdtheinterestofthestudent
8、s.Hepronouncesclearlyinarhythmicpatternemphasizingkeywords.Hismoderatetoneandinflectedwordsmakehislecturesinteresting.Mr.Jonesalsoa