Column A
What shapes does a Venn diagram have?
2 circles
What do the outside sections and inside section of the Venn diagram tell?
Outside sections - differences between 2 things, inside section - their similarities.
What is the purpose of a Venn Diagram?
To compare 2 different things, and to find their similarities.
What organizational structure is preferable for short essays?
Block organization
The signal word "likewise" is for comparison or contrast?
Comparison
The signal word "nonetheless" is for comparison or contrast?
Contrast
Fill in the missing signal word:
___________ 10 years of dieting, he is still overweight.
Despite
OR
In spite of
What organizational structure is preferable for long essays?
Point-by-point organization
Single, specific claim that your essay supports.
What is it?
Thesis statement
What is Block organizational structure?
Arranging all similarities to one block and all differences to one block.
Dividing the essay into several subtopics and discussing in each subtopic the differences and similarities of one item.
What organizational structure is it?
Point-by-point organization
True or False?
The Venn Diagram can be used for brainstorming.
True
What does the introduction of Comparison and Contrast essay contain?
A. hook, thesis statement, main argument
B. the scene, references, detailed research
C. credit to the article being summarized and critiqued, several subtopics
A
What is the source of supporting evidence in the essay?
Research, statistics, literature, or personal experience.
True or False?
The main body of a Comparison and Contrast Essay contains either the two subjects being compared or points of comparison.
False: It contains both.
The signal word "neither___ nor____" is for comparison or contrast?
Comparison
What are the points of comparison in the following thesis statement?
"Several aspects of common Korean food and drink are very different today from 100 years ago, such as the popularity of coffee, beef, and Western-style fast food".
Popularity of coffee, beef, and Western-style fast food.
Fill in the gaps with comparison signal words:
__________ robots ________ human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery.
Both, and
OR
Not only, but also.
Name all contrast signal words suitable for this sentence:
Rock music is primarily the music of white performers, _____________ jazz is performed by both white and black musicians.
however
in contrast
in comparison
by comparison
on the other hand
Quickly name any 5 comparison and 5 contrast signal words.
Well done!