Comparison Contrast 对比与对照

1、Comparison/ContrastWhat is comparison/contrast?Beier01Afra02CONTENTSWhat is comparison/contrast used for?Susan03How to organize a comparison/ contrast essay?SophiaBobby04How to write a good comparison/ contrast essay?DefinitionWhat is comparison/contrast?What is comparison/contrast?What is compariso

2、n/contrast?Comparison/Contrast is a method that is often used by writers to analyze the similarities and differences between two subjects.Comparison is to bring out the similarities between two things.Contrast is to emphasize the differences between two things.What is comparison/contrast?What is com

3、parison/contrast used for?What is comparison/contrast?Purpose To clarify something unknown or not well understood. To lead to a new way of viewing something familiar. To bring one or both of the subjects into sharper focus. To show that one subject is better than the other.What is comparison/contras

4、t used for?The area of the Pacific Ocean is 19 times the size of ChinaWhat is comparison/contrast used for?emphasize changingemphasize scaleWhat is comparison/contrast used for?Three PatternsHow to organize a comparison/ contrast essay?Subject by SubjectSubject APoint 1Point 2Point 3Subject BPoint 1

5、Point 2Point 3How to organize a comparison/ contrast essay?Point by PointSubject ASubject BPoint 1Subject ASubject BPoint 2Subject ASubject BPoint 3How to organize a comparison/ contrast essay?Subject by SubjectComplete Point by Point Direct/SpecificMixed sequenceHow to organize a comparison/ contra

6、st essay?MethodsHow to write a good comparison/ contrast essay? Decide on your purpose Choose your subjects Contrast SubjectA common SubjectBHow to write a good comparison/ contrast essay?ComparisonSet Your PurposeInformative comparisonsto explain differences between subjects. This type of writing g

7、enerally does not recommend one item as being better than the others.to persuade readers that one subject is superior to others.Persuasive comparisonsHow to write a good comparison/ contrast essay?White House Geography Population Transportation Culture How to write a good comparison/ contrast essay?

8、Choose a certain patternSubject-by-SubjectPoint-by-PointHow to write a good comparison/ contrast essay? Professor Yang: classroom instruction homework exam grading Professor Wu: classroom instruction homework exam gradingHow to write a good comparison/ contrast essay?Subject-by-SubjectPoint-by-Point

9、How to write a good comparison/ contrast essay? Classroom instruction Professor Yang Professor Wu Homework Professor Yang Professor Wu Exam Professor Yang Professor Wu Grading Professor Yang Professor Wu Keep in mind the following questions Do you stick to the pattern you choose? Do you select the s

10、ignificant points? relevant/specific/sufficient details Do you deal equally with both subjects?How to write a good comparison/ contrast essay?Short Conjunctions Longer Expressions Similarly, Likewise, .the same. .the same as. .also. ., too. both In the same way, X is similar to Y in that (they). X a

11、nd Y are similar in that (they). Like X, Y verb. In like manner, One way in which X is similar to Y is (that). Another way in which X is similar to Y is (that). Similarities How to write a good comparison/ contrast essay?DifferencesShort ConjunctionsSubordinating ConjunctionsHowever, In contrast, By contrast, ., but ., yet On the other hand, even though + sentence although + sentence whereas + sentence unlike + sentence while + sentenc