Compare/Contrast Essay
How to Write a Compare/Contrast Essay
Compare
and contrast essays are the other big essay types in academic writing. These
essays will follow a specific question and are fairly easy to complete. There
are several ways to write this type of essay. The most important thing to
remember is structure. Many wonderful essays fall victim to the woes of bad
structure, making any ingenuity to fall by the wayside. Go over the rules on
how to write a general essay, and then structure your compare/contrast essay in
one of the following two formats:
1.
Introduction
Your
introduction — like the five-paragraph-essay, should open generally (with a
quotation, anecdote, generalization), and lead into the thesis statement.
2.
Topic 1
This
next portion of your essay (which may consist of one paragraph or several)
should cover only the first topic of the comparison and contrast.
Compare/Contrast essays take two topics and illustrate how they are similar and
dissimilar. Do not mention topic 2 in this first portion.
3.
Topic 2
This
next portion of your essay (which may also consist of one or more paragraphs)
should cover the second of the two topics. Do not discuss Topic 1 in this
section. Since you have already gone into great detail about it, you may allude
to Topic 1 briefly; however, do not analyze Topic 1 in this section. This
portion of the paper is to discuss Topic 2 in great detail.
4.
Topics 1 and 2 Together
Now
that you have analyzed both Topic 1 and Topic 2 independently, now it is time
to analyze them together. This section may also be one or several paragraphs.
5.
Conclusion
The
conclusion — like the introduction — should be a generalization of the thesis.
This paragraph should express your certainty and absolute knowledge on the
subject matter. You should reaffirm your thesis (essentially restate it in new
words) and show how you've proven it.
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