The document provides information on how to write a compare and contrast essay, including its structure and components. It discusses the introduction with a general statement and thesis, body paragraphs organized by point with topic sentences, and a conclusion restating the thesis. Examples are given for comparing beaches and mountains, and fresh vs canned foods. The key elements are introducing what will be compared, organizing points by topic in separate paragraphs, and concluding with a wrap-up.

1. Compare and Contrast
Essay

2. Background information
• It’s an essay that is about two things.
• Compare
- To identify the similarities between two
things.
• Contrast
- To identify the differences between two
things.

3. Block Arrangement

4. I Introduction in which you state your purpose
which is to discuss the differences between
vacationing in the mountains or at the beach
II Mountain
A. Climate
B. Types of Activities
C. Location
III Beach
A. Climate
B. Types of Activities
C. Location
IV Conclusion
- Wrap things up
- Restate thesis statement

5. INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH
Generalisation The two most common places
people choose for taking a vacation
are the beaches and the
mountains.
Purpose The purpose of this essay is to
compare and contrast between
vacationing at beaches and
mountains.
The three main differences are in
Thesis
terms of climate, types of
statement
activities and locations of
beaches and mountains.

6. BODY PARAGRAPH 1
Point 1: Mountains
Topic Sentence First is mountains. The
three aspects that are
going to be discussed are
climate, types of activities
and location
Climate Mountains have a cold
climate.
Types of Snow boarding, mountain
activities climbing, and skiing.
Canada is a country
Location located in North America
and contains many
mountain vacation sites.

7. BODY PARAGRAPH 2
Point 2: Beaches
Topic Sentence Second is beaches. The
three aspects that are
going to discuss are
climate, types of activities
and location.
Climate Beaches have a warm
and hot climate.
Types of Swim, play volleyball,
activities and ride water bikes.
Acapulco and Cancun are
Location two of the most beautiful
beaches in the word.

8. CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH
Wrap things up People often choose one of
these two options to spend
their vacations.
Restate thesis It depends on what the person
statement likes; that is what he or she will
choose in terms of
location, types of activities and
climate.

9. Point-by-Point Arrangement

10. Organization of the essay (Outline)
5 paragraph essay Body paragraph 2
- Point 2 (compare and
Introduction contrast)
- Start off with a
generalisation Body paragraph 3
and purpose that - Point 3 (compare and
leads to a thesis contrast)
statement.
Conclusion
Body paragraph 1 - Wrap up everything and
- Point 1 (compare restate thesis statement.
& contrast)

11. Introduction Generalisation, purpose and thesis
statement.
Body First difference is climate
paragraph 1 A. Mountains
B. Beach
Body Second difference is type of activities
paragraph 2 A. Mountains
B. Beach
Body Third difference is the location
paragraph 3 A. Mountains
B. Beach
Conclusion Wrap up everything and restate thesis
statement.

12. INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH
Generalisation We decide what we are
about to eat and how it will
affect our bodies.
Purpose The purpose of this essay is
to compare and contrast
between eating fresh foods
instead of canned foods.
The three main differences
Thesis statement are flavour, health benefits,
and cost.

13. BODY PARAGRAPH 1
Point 1: Flavour
Topic sentence The most notable
difference between these
two kinds of foods is their
flavour.
Fresh Foods Fresh foods have great
flavor and taste because
they keep all their natural
conditions.
Canned Foods Canned foods lack a lot
of its flavor because
there are chemical
products added.

14. BODY PARAGRAPH 2
Point 2: Health benefits
Topic sentence Comparing both types of
foods we notice another
difference which is the
health factor.
Canned Foods Canned foods lose some
contrasted to of its original nutrients. It
Fresh Foods also it has to be tinned
with many conservatives
and chemicals and can
become toxic if
consumed too often.

15. BODY PARAGRAPH 3
Point 3: Cost
Topic sentence Yet another difference
between these two types
of foods is the cost.
Fresh Foods Fresh foods are hard to
find and take time to
prepare.
Canned Foods Canned foods are much
more expensive than
fresh foods, but easier to
find and prepare.

16. CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH
Wrap things up Here are the main three
differences between
buying fresh foods and
buying canned foods.
Restate As we can see it comes
thesis statement down to a personal
choice based on the
amount of money,
importance to nutrition
and health, and also
taste.