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What shows how two or more things are similar?
Comparison
What shows how two or more things are different?
Contrast
True or False: We do not apply comparison and contrast everyday to matters that directly affect us
False
What tells readers what to expect in your essay?
Thesis Statement
What special form of comparison explains an idea or thing by comparing it to a second, more familiar things
Analogy
This means that two things have enough in common to justify the comparison
Basis for comparison
True or False: Without shared elements, there would be no basis for comparison and nothing of importance to discuss
True
What are the two basic comparison-and-contrast strategies that are within the body of your essay?
Subject by subject and point by point
After you decide which subjects to compare and contrast, you need to do what?
You need to select the points you need to discuss
True or False: Subject-by-subject comparisons are useful for longer, more complicated essays.
False, this is point-by-point.
When are you ready to develop your thesis statement?
After selecting the points you want to discuss.
When should you use subject-by-subject comparisons?
You should use them when your purpose is to emphasize overall similarities or differences
After you decide which subjects to compare and contrast, you need to select the points you to discuss. You do this by?
By determining your emphasis - on similarities, differences, or both - and the major focus of your essay.)
"Although cats and dogs are very different, they share several significant elements: they are mammals, they make good pets." is an example to what?
Basis for Comparison
"If Americans want to understand their high schools at work, they should imagine them as shopping malls" is an example to what?
Analogy
Define Subject-by-subject comparison
It's when you write a separate section about each subject, and you discuss the same points for both.
Why do you need to make sure to treat the same points for each subject you discuss?
To avoid common error of discussing entirely different points for each subject.
Why are transitions important in comparison-and-contrast essays?
Because readers need clear signals that identify individual similarities and differences
What should your thesis statement also indicate?
It should indicate whether you will concentrate on similarities, differences, or both
Without transitions what will the readers have trouble with?
The readers will have trouble following your discussion and may lose track of the significance of the points you are making