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Compare & Contrast Essay
Examine the similarities and differences between two or more
objects.
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What does a compare & contrast essay include?
• It holds the readers attention• Clearly identifies the subjects that are being
compared (fiction & nonfiction books)• Includes specific & relevant details• Follows a clear plan of organization• Use language & details appropriate for the
audience• Uses transitional words & phrases to clarify
similarities & differences
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Fiction & Nonfiction Texts
How are they alike?How are they different?
What did you learn?
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Comparing & Contrasting is a process.
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Point-by-Point Outline
A point-by-point outline allows you to line up your key points, showing how they relate to one
another.
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Point-by-PointOlder Books & Newer Books
Point 1: • Book A: older books feature children as
trouble-free characters• Book B: newer books feature children facing
complex issues
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Point-by-PointOlder Books & Newer Books
Point 2: • Book A: older books tend to avoid racial and
social conflicts• Book B: modern books are likely to describe,
in detail, realistic racial and social conflicts
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Point-by-PointOlder Books & New Books
Point 3: • Book A: offers the reader an opportunity to
enter a new perspective • Book B: gives the reader a chance to entertain
a new point-of-view
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What you will do:
• Read a fiction book & a nonfiction book that deal with the same topic
• Identify the purpose for your comparison• Create a Venn diagram that compares and contrasts the
two books• Fill in a prewriting outline• Write a C/C essay – rough draft• Edit & peer edit• Write a final C/C essay• Choose a book for a movie poster• Create movie poster• Videotape book recommendation
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Feature film posters can be all sorts of different.
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Documentary movie posters are all sorts of different.
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You can do it!It will be fun!
Learning can be fascinating; let it take you to exciting and interesting places. For this to
happen, you have to be involved.