This document provides information about comparing and contrasting items in an essay. It discusses key terms like comparing, contrasting, and different methods for comparing and contrasting like the block method and point-by-point method. It also provides examples of good transition words for comparison and contrast essays like "and", "although", and "whereas". The document is in a question and answer format providing responses to questions about these comparing and contrasting topics.

1. COMPARE/CONTRAST
CLASS QUIZ
Did you read your chapter?

2. TRUE OR FALSE:
 To compare means to tell how items are different.

3. FALSE
To compare means to tell how they are the same.

4. TRUE OR FALSE
 Creating a similarity difference chart is a good way to decide whether
to compare or contrast two items.

5. TRUE!
Compare and contrast charts help make such
decisions. See page 169.

6. WHAT IS THE BLOCK METHOD?
 Describe how to use the block method in an essay.

7. HERE IS HOW TO DO THE BLOCK
METHOD.
 “The block method presents all the information about one item first,
then uses this information for comparison or contrast when presenting
information about a second item” (171).

8. HOW DO YOU USE THE POINT-BY-POINT
METHOD?
 Tell how to make a point-by-point essay.

9. POINT BY POINT METHOD
 “The point-by-point method presents the information about both items
together, creating an ongoing series of comparisons and contrasts”
(171).

10. WHAT ARE SOME GOOD TRANSITIONS TO
USE IN COMPARISON OR CONTRAST ESSAYS?
 Can you name some?

11. TRANSITIONAL EXPRESSIONS SHOWING
COMPARISON
 And
 Again
 Also
 In addition
 In the same way
 Like
 As well as
 Both (More can be found on page 174)

12. TRANSITIONS SHOWING CONTRAST
 Although
 But
 Despite
 Different from
 Instead
 On the contrary
 Though
 Whereas (more can be found on page 174)

13. TRUE OR FALSE
 For an essay contrasting two items, the focus of the body paragraphs
will be the paragraph topics listed in the thesis sentence’s essay map.

14. TRUE!
 Like in most essays you will do this semester, the essay map forms the
plan for the subtopics in your essay.

15. TRUE OR FALSE?
 A good approach to the concluding paragraph is using evaluation.

16. TRUE!
 This allows you to form an opinion or evaluate the two items you have
been comparing.

17. HOW DID YOU DO?
 Do you need to read this chapter over?