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Compare/Contrast
PATTERNS CHAPTER 11
Subject by Subject Comparison
You write a separate essay about each subject, but
you discuss the same points and arrange them in a
logical order.
Introduction of an essay comparing apples and
oranges
Apples (nutrition, growing time, price)
Oranges (nutrition, growing time, price)
Conclusion
Point by Point Comparisons
You make a point about one subject and then follow
it with a comparison to the other subject. Body
paragraphs compare both subjects.
Introduction of an essay comparing apples and
oranges
Nutrition (apples vs. oranges)
Growing time (apples vs. oranges)
Price (apples vs. oranges)
Conclusion
Read:
“Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua
Page 410
Identify Chua’s points of comparison using a venn
diagram or chart.
Read:
I’m Your Teacher, Not Your Internet-Service
Provider” by Ellen Laird (page 417)
Identify her points of comparison using a venn
diagram or chart.