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COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY.pptx
1. I have worked at Sufra Ferbindo Farma Company as a quality
control administration.
I have taught in elementary and Junior High School.
I have also taught at the LP31 Course.
I have taught in Diana Course.
I have taught English in private .
I continued my study at Postgraduate Program, Semarang State
University
As a freelancer, now I work in KartiniKuningan.com in Kuningan
district
3. ● Be able to write a topic sentence and
supporting sentence
● Be able to write outline of essay
● Be able to write draft essay
● Be able to rereading draft essay
● Be able to write comparison and
contrast essay
● Be able to proofread draft essays by
using Turnitin, Grammarly, and
Mendeley
Learning Outcomes
4. Contrast means that you
explain the difference of
two subjects or more
things
SIMILARITY
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
Comparison means that
you are explain the
similarities of two subjects
or more things.
DIFFERENCES
5. COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY
● Comparison or contrast writing begins with the way you ordinarily think
about things.
● You compare two things that share similar qualities; you contrast two
things that seem similar but display several differences.
● You routinely compare or contrast two brand-name products, two jobs,
or two solutions to a problem.
6. Using the Comparison/Contrast
Method Now
Comparison and contrast patterns
are used constantly in academic
writing tasks.
Using the Comparison/Contrast
Method in Your Career
Comparison/contrast writing
appears constantly in professional
writing, as well.
7. Comparing or contrasting two subjects requires you to do three things during the prewriting stage:
Decide on two ideas, people, or
items that belong to the same
category or have a valid basis for
comparison or contrast.
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Finally, you should choose one of
two methods of development: the
one-side-at-a-time method (or
block method) or the point-by-
point method
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Develop a viewpoint about what
you are comparing or contrasting.
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Methods of Development
8. Formulating/Deciding your idea
1. Select the category that you will be compared dan contrasted.
For instance : Frozen meatball and Homemade meatball, Pulich School and
Private School, healthy food and junk food etc.
2. You can select two subjects that look nothing in common but have a
surprising comparison.
For instance : Cow and Whale (Animals that reproduce in the same way by
giving birth)
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9. Develop a viewpoint about what you
are comparing or contrasting.
For a successful essay, you must decide what point you wish to make and
what you have learned as you focus on similarities or differences
For example, if you are listing points to compare a year you spent in senior
high public school with the year you are now spending in senior high Islamic
private school, you may find that there are good points about both
experiences.
Gradually, you may emerge with a thesis stating that both forms of education
have value but in different ways.
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10. Choose one of two methods of
development
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1. The one-side-at-a-time (block method)
The one-side-at-a-time structure may be used either for
the supporting paragraphs or for the entire essay.
2. The point-by-point method
Comparing a category of the same thing in two different
ways point by point.
(Hook, Background of information, Thesis)
11. 2. The one side at time (Block Method)
•Introduce the topic;
•Specify your theme;
•Thesis - cover all areas of the essay in one
sentence.
•While using the one side at time /block structure, all the information
is presented for the first subject, and its characteristics and specific
details are explained. This concludes one block. The second block takes
the same approach as the first for the second subject.
12. For Example : The one side at time (Block Method)
Example Thesis:
Cars and motorcycles make for excellent means of transportation, but a good
choice depends on the person’s lifestyle, finances, and the city they live in.
13. Cars and motorcycles make for excellent means of transportation, but a good
choice depends on the person’s lifestyle, finances, and the city they live in.
Body Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence: Motorcycles are cheaper and easier to take care of than cars.
Category 1 - Lifestyle
Argument: Motorcycles are smaller and more comfortable to store.
Argument: Motorcycles are easy to learn and use.
Category 2 - Finances
Argument: You can buy a good motorcycle for under 300$.
Argument: Fewer parts, easier to fix.
Category 3 - City
•Argument: Riding motorcycles in a big city is more dangerous than cars.
•Argument: Motorcycles work great in a city like Rome, where all the streets are narrow.
Outline The one side
at time (Block
Method)
14. Cars and motorcycles make for excellent means of transportation, but a good
choice depends on the person’s lifestyle, finances, and the city they live in.
Body Paragraph 2
Topic sentence: Cars are much more expensive than motorcycles
Category 1 - Lifestyle
Argument: Cars are a big deal—like a second home.
Argument: It takes time to learn to become a good driver.
Category 2 - Finances
Argument: Parts and service are expensive if something breaks.
Argument: Cars need more gas than motorcycles.
Category 3 - City
Argument: Big cities are easier and more comfortable to navigate by car.
Argument: With a car, traveling outside the city is much more comfortable.
15. Cars and motorcycles make for excellent means of transportation, but a good
choice depends on the person’s lifestyle, finances, and the city they live in.
Body Paragraph 3
Depending on the structure selected, you can begin to create an outline for your essay. The typical structure
for any essay follows the format of having an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion — though,
if you need to focus on each subject in more detailed ways, feel free to include an extra paragraph to cover all
of the most important points.
Conclusion
Use the last paragraph to evaluate the comparisons and explain why they’re essential. Giving a lot of facts can
be intense. To water it down, try to give the reader any real-life applications of these facts.
16. Draft Paragraph : The one side at time (Block Method)
1. Motorcycles are cheaper and easier to take care of than cars. Motorcycles are smaller and more
comfortable to store. Motorcycles are easy to learn and use. You can buy a good motorcycle for under 300$.
Fewer parts, easier to fix. Riding motorcycles in a big city is more dangerous than cars. Motorcycles work great in a
city like Rome, where all the streets are narrow.
2. Cars are more expensive but more comfortable for a big city and for travelling. Cars are a big deal—like a
second home. It takes time to learn to become a good driver. Parts and service are expensive if something
breaks. Cars need more gas than motorcycles. Big cities are easier and more comfortable to navigate by car.
With a car, traveling outside the city is much more comfortable.
3. Conclusion
17. 1.The point by point method
•Introduce the topic;
•Specify your theme;
•Present your thesis - cover all areas of the essay in
one sentence.
The point-by-point structure lists each similarity and difference
simultaneously—making notes of both subjects. For example, you can
list a characteristic specific to one subject, followed by its similarity or
difference to the other subject.
18. For example : The point by point
Example thesis:
Cars and motorcycles make for excellent means of transportation,
but a good choice depends on the person’s lifestyle, finances, and
the city they live in.
19. Cars and motorcycles make for excellent means of transportation, but a good
choice depends on the person’s lifestyle, finances, and the city they live in.
Body Paragraph 1 - LIFESTYLE
Topic Sentence: Motorcycles impact the owner’s lifestyle less than cars.
Topic 1 - Motorcycles
Argument: Motorcycles are smaller and more comfortable to store.
Argument: Motorcycles are easy to learn and use.
Topic 2 - Cars
Argument: Cars are a big deal - they are like a second home.
Argument: It takes time to learn to become a good driver.
Outline The point by
point
20. Cars and motorcycles make for excellent means of transportation, but a good
choice depends on the person’s lifestyle, finances, and the city they live in.
Body Paragraph 2 - FINANCES
Topic sentence: Cars are much more expensive than motorcycles
Topic 1 - Motorcycles
Argument: You can buy a good motorcycle for under 300$.
Argument: Fewer parts that are more accessible to fix.
Topic 2 - Cars
Argument: Parts and service are expensive if something breaks.
Argument: Cars need more gas than motorcycles.
21. Cars and motorcycles make for excellent means of transportation, but a good
choice depends on the person’s lifestyle, finances, and the city they live in.
Body Paragraph 3 - CITY
Topic sentence: Cars are a better option for bigger cities with wider roads.
Topic 1 - Motorcycles
Argument: Riding motorcycles in a big city is more dangerous than with cars.
Argument: Motorcycles work great in a city like Rome, where all the streets are narrow.
Topic 2 - Cars
Argument: Big cities are easier and more comfortable to navigate by car.
Argument: With a car, traveling outside of the city is much easier.
Conclusion
22. Draft Paragraph : The point by point method
1. Motorcycles impact the owner’s lifestyle less than cars. Motorcycles are smaller and more comfortable to
store. Motorcycles are easy to learn and use. Cars are a big deal - they are like a second home. It takes time
to learn to become a good driver.
2. Cars are much more expensive than motorcycles. You can buy a good motorcycle for under 300$. Fewer
parts that are more accessible to fix. Parts and service are expensive if something breaks. Cars need more gas
than motorcycles.
3. Cars are a better option for bigger cities with wider roads. Riding motorcycles in a big city is more
dangerous than with cars. Motorcycles work great in a city like Rome, where all the streets are narrow. Big
cities are easier and more comfortable to navigate by car. With a car, traveling outside of the city is much
easier.
4. Conclusion
23. To make your compare and contrast essay flow better, you can use special
transition words and phrases.
They will add variety and improve your paper overall.
For the section where you compare two subjects, you can include any of the
following words: similarly, likewise, also, both, just like, similar to, the same as,
alike, or to compare to.
When contrasting two subjects, use: in contrast, in comparison, by comparison,
on the other hand, while, whereas, but, to differ from, dissimilar to, or unlike.
24. Both formats have their pros and cons. The block method is clearly easier to write, as you simply
point out all of the information about the two subjects, and basically leave it to the reader to do the
comparison.
The point-by-point format requires you to analyze the points yourself while making similarities and
differences more explicit to the reader for them to be easier to understand.
Highlight
26. Write an outline of the two subjects being compared
Categories Fast Food Home
Cooking
27. Organizing your essay
Making an outline of the two subjects
being compared
Categories Fast Food Home Cooking
Price expensive cheap
Nutrition Unhealthy Healthy
Taste Standard Delicious
Amount of processing 15 minutes More than 1 hours
Time and difficulty of
preparation
Fast /effortless Take longer/ a little bit
effort
28. 1. The one-side-at-a-time (Block Method)
Look at the following supporting paragraph from “Two Mothers,” a student essay that follows.
Moreover, both hard work and acts of caring are second nature to most mothers; these reflect their concern
for their children in different ways. Mama’s caring nature is seen through the efforts she makes for her
children. She helps “raise the money . . . to send [Dee] to Augusta to school,” (Walker 271) because that is
the only way Dee will have a chance at a better future. Had it not been for Mama’s effort, the outward
evidence of her caring nature, Dee’s future would have been uncertain at best. Conversely, David Sedaris’s
mother appears to be paralyzed, to lack any ability to show care for her children. She throws her kids out of
the house and listens, apparently heartlessly, to them yelling outside (Sedaris 75). She has, in fact, thrown
them out into a snowstorm, and her attitude seems to be summed up in the story’s title: “Let It Snow.”Is she
concerned at all? Seemingly not; she “refill[s] her goblet” and “pulls the drapes,” (75) insulating herself
from them. Her indifference or self-centeredness shows not just a lack of concern but an inability to care for
her children. Walker’s Mama is characterized by her caring nature and focus on her children, just as
Sedaris’s mother’s character is characterized by her utter lack of care for David and his sister and her
withdrawal away from any relationship with them into alcoholism.
29. Outline (One Side at a Time)
Topic: Mothers’ behaviour
Topic Sentence:
“Moreover, both hard work and acts of caring are second nature to most
mothers, reflecting their concern for their children in different ways.”
1. Mama (Alice Walker)
a. Responsible? Raises money to send Dee away to school
b. Caring? Shows she wants a better future for her daughter
2. Unnamed Mother (David Sedaris)
a. Responsible? Throws children out of the house alone in a storm
b. Responsible? Ignores their requests to come in
c. Caring? Pours herself another drink
d. Caring? Pulls the drapes closed
30. Outline (Point by Point)
Now look at the supporting paragraph below, which is taken from “What’s for Dinner?”
Another area where the home-cooked meal shines is nutrition. Fast-food options are often full of empty calories and fat. A
fast-food burger, if it is a Big Mac, contains approximately 576 calories, of which 270 come from fat; the fat makes up 46
percent of the burger ( Weightloss for All ). Add fries, and it adds another 610 calories, with 261 of those coming from fat.
A quarter-pound burger pan-broiled at home amounts to about 200 calories, and with sides of oven-roasted potatoes and
steamed vegetables, will add up to the calorie count of the Big Mac alone and a much lower proportion of fats. A KFC deep-
fried, battered chicken breast contains about 450 calories ( Weightloss for All ), and more than half of those are fat. A
Swiss Chalet chicken breast is a little bet ter at 300 calories ( Swiss Chalet ), but a chicken breast, with skin, floured,
seasoned, and fried at home will add up to only 150 calories, with one-third of those coming from fat. Takeout burger or
chicken meals are rarely balanced, either; generally takeout means no vegetables other than potatoes.
31. Outline (Point by Point)
Topic: Nutrition
Topic Sentence: “Another area where the home-cooked meal shines is nutrition.”
1. Subtopic: Nutrition and Hamburgers
a. (Fast Food: Subject A) Big Mac with fries
b. (Home-made Food: Subject B) Home-cooked burger with oven-roasted potatoes and
vegetables
2. Subtopic: Nutrition and Chicken
a. (Fast Food: Subject A) KFC or Swiss Chalet chicken breast
b. (Home-made Food: Subject B) Home-cooked, pan-fried chicken breast
