Comparison Contrast CH 7 Notes

Name: ___William Sampson___________________ Date: _8/18/23_______ Period: _1st____
Comparison and Contrast

Directions: Answer the following questions based upon your readings from Chapter7,
Comparison and Contrast in the book Patterns for College Writing, page 311-317.
1.) Why do we use the related processes of comparison and contrast in our writing?
We use the processes of Comparison and contrast in order to consider both similarities and
differences.
2.) What does analogy look for?
An analogy looks for similarities between two dissimilar things.
3.) What analogy is being drawn by Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar and David K. Cohen?
The analogy between High School and shopping malls is being drawn by the authors. This is
because of the similarities of the transactions between people in the places.
4.) What process of thinking is essential to our process of understanding the world?
The process of Compare and Contrast is vital to our understanding of the world.
5.) Fill in the key word missing from each phrase, which indicates that a
comparison/contrast essay will be needed to complete an assignment.
___Compare______ and contrast

_Similarities ___ and differences
Relative merits and _Partnership____
Advantages and _Disadvantages____
6.) Which type of essay also calls for a compare and contrast approach, without using the
above phrase?
Essays with “greater” in the prompt or using it as a means of comparison for evidence in a
paper.
7.) Knowing that two things share some significant characteristics is
______Basis_Of_Comparison__________________________________
8.) Always make sure to avoid making obvious Similarities__________________

9.) When two subjects are very similar it is the ___Contrast________ that maybe worth
writing about.
10.) When selecting your points for comparison, make sure to

Identify the emphasis for your similarities and differences, and the major focus of your
paper.
11.) When do you formulate your thesis?
After you decide on the points you want to discuss.
12.) Identify if the structure of the following thesis statements id highlighting
SIMILARITIES or DIFFERENCES.
SIMILARITIES Despite the fact that television and radio are distinctly different media,
they use similar strategies to appeal to their audiences.
DIFFERENCES Although Melville’s Moby Dick and London’s The Sea Wolf are both about
the sea, minor characters, major characters, and themes of Moby Dick establish greater
complexity.
13.) Which two methods or organization can you use to organize the body of your
comparison/contrast essay?
Subject by Subject Comparison (Cover each subject individually) or Point by Point comparison
(Cover one point at a time).
14.) Complete the following Outline for a Subject-by-Subject Comparison structure.
Introduction: Thesis—Despite the fact that television and radio are distinctly different
media, they use similar strategies to appeal to their audiences.
Television Audiences
Point 1: Men
Point 2: Women
Point 3: Children
Radio Audiences
Point 1: Men
Point 2: Women
Point 3: Children
Conclusion: Restatement of thesis or review of key points.
15.) In a subject-by-subject comparison, you essentially write a separate essay about
each subject, but you discuss each point in detail.
16.) Complete the following Outline for a Point by Point Comparison structure
Introduction: Thesis— Although Melville’s Moby Dick and London’s The Sea Wolf are both
about the sea, minor characters, major characters, and themes of Moby Dick establish
greater complexity.
Minor Characters
Book 1: The Sea Wolf
Book 2: Moby-Dick
Major Characters
Book 2: Moby-Dick
Themes
Book 2: Moby-Dick
Conclusion: Restatement of thesis or review of key points.
17.) In a point-by-point comparison, you first make a point about one subject and
then follow it with a comparable point about the other.
18.) Which style of organization is best for a more complicated essay with numerous
points of comparison?
Point-by-Point Comparison
19.) Why are transitions so necessary on a comparison contrast essay?
You must supply the readers with clear signals whether you are discussing similarities or
differences.
20.) List helpful transitions below:
Comparison 1.) In Comparison 2.) Similarly, 3.) Likewise

Contrast 1.) Although 2.) Nevertheless 3.) On the contrary

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Name: _William Sampson_________________ Date: _8/18/23_______ Period: _1st____

Comparison and Contrast

_Compare____ and contrast

8.) Always make sure to avoid making obvious Similarities__________________

10.) When selecting your points for comparison, make sure to

Comparison 1.) In Comparison 2.) Similarly, 3.) Likewise

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