Chapter 1 IComparison/Contrast"Essays 113
WritingTechniqueQuestions
1.Inwhichparagraph(s)arethesimilaIitiesdiscussed?Inwhichparagraph(s)
arethedifferencesdiscussed?
2.WhatisthefunctionofpaI'agraph4?
Onewaytoorganizea comparison/contrastessayistousepoint-by-pointorganiza-
tion,whichissimilaI'tothelogicaldivisionpattemstudiedinChapter4.
Suppose,forexample,thatyouwanttocomparetwojobs.First,makea listof
factorsthatareimportanttoyou: salaI)',benefits,opportunitiesforadvancement,
workplaceatmosphere,commutingdistancefromyourhome,andsoon.Eachfac-
tor,orpointofcomparison,is likea subtopicina logicaldivisionessay.
Thefirstkeyto writinga successfulcomparison/contrastessayisto organizeit
carefully.
Point-by-PointOrganization..
OrganizationofComparison/ContrastEssa!ls
