Compare and Contrast比较和对比.ppt

Compare or Contrast General Info Comparison and contrast are ways of looking at objects and thinking about how they are alike and different. For instance, all of these items are alike because they are kinds of food, but there are many ways that they are different. For instance, they belong to different food groups. Some must be cooked before eating, and some can be eaten raw. When you write comparison and contrast, you will pay attention to these kinds of details. General Info There are two main reasons that people use comparison and contrast: 1. To Explain--You might compare and contrast kinds of food, for instance, to help someone understand which food need to be refrigerated and which can be stored in a cabinet or in a bowl on the counter. 2. To Evaluate--You might compare and contrast kinds of food to show why one kind of food or brand of food is better than another. For example, apples are a better snack than butter. Essay Organization Comparison and contrast are used in your writing to organize an individual paragraph as well as to organize entire papers. For instance, you might write a paper that compares a movie and a book about the same topic. In your paper you can compare and contrast the movie version with the book version. Essay Organization As you begin to organize your writing, its important to make sure that you balance the information about the items that youre comparing and contrasting. You need to be sure that you give them equal time in what you write. If you cover character, setting, and historical accuracy for the book, for instance, you need to be sure that you cover the same elements for the movie. Essay Organization There are three strategies to organize comparison and contrast papers: 1. Whole-to-Whole, or Block 2. Similarities-to-Differences 3. Point-by-Point Essay Organization Whole-to-Whole or Block Strategy In this structure, you say everything about one item then everything about the other. For instance, say everythi