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Essay #2: final draft 1st draft (conference) 2nd draft (peer edit) peer editing sheet outline

Comparison/Contrast

Shows how two equivalent things are similar or different

These are non-equivalent things:

Don’t make analogies

Equivalent things can be compared or contrasted:

Equivalent things can be compared or contrasted:

Equivalent things can be compared or contrasted:

Comparison

Makes a point by showing how two equivalent things are unexpectedly

similar.

Contrast

Makes a point by showing how two equivalent things are unexpectedly

different.

Or how one thing is better than the other.

Comparison/Contrast

Makes a point by demonstrating how, although two equivalent things are admittedly

similar, they are different in one or more important ways.

Or how, although they are admittedly different, they are similar in one or more

important ways.

Basic rule for comparing or contrasting: cover both sides equally.

Give each side strong explanation and evidence.

Block or Subject-by-Subject Organization

showing features A, B, and C for items 1 and 2

AVOID this!Item 1 A

BC

Item 2 AB

C

Block or Subject-by-Subject Organization

showing features A, B, and C for items 1 and 2

Why should you AVOID this?Item 1-Mini A gas mileage

B handling

C parking

Item 2-Buick A gas mileage

B handling

C parking

Trait-by-Trait showing features A, B, and C for items 1 and 2

Good idea?

Feature A 12

Feature B 12

Feature C 1 2

Trait-by-Trait showing features A, B, and C for items 1 and 2

Why is this a good idea?

Feature A-gas mileage 1 Mini 2 Buick

Feature B-handling 1 Mini 2 Buick

Feature C-parking 1 Mini 2 Buick

Good Examples of

Point-by-Point

Paragraph Organization

Twin-paragraph pattern showing Feature A

Topic sentence covering Items 1 & 2

Explanation of Item 1

Evidence for Item 1

Topic sentence covering Item 2

Explanation of Item 2

Evidence for Item 2

For example:

More importantly, a Mini-cooper gets better gas mileage than a full-size car. We laugh as we pass Cadillacs and Lincolns in gas stations hour after hour on the highway, gulping lakes of premium fuel. A few years ago I took a trip in a friend’s Buick Riviera from Boston to Chicago, keeping record of the gas we burned – 72 gallons of high-octane in just under 1,000 miles, for a cost of $144.

By contrast, the Mini-Cooper sips cheaper fuel on a trip. Last year my brother and I drove the Mini about the same distance as above (from Chattanooga to Fort Lauderdale) using just 33 gallons of regular fuel, for which we paid $56. In Lauderdale itself we filled up only once, though we spent hours driving to and from the beaches, and took a couple of side trips to Miami. That left us $88 extra to have fun with.

Two-story paragraph showing Feature A

Topic sentence covering Items 1 & 2

Explanation of similarity or differenceEvidence: short twin stories

For example:

More importantly, a Mini-Cooper gets better gas mileage than a full-size car. We laugh as we pass Cadillacs and Lincolns in gas stations hour after hour on the highway. Moreover when we do fill up, the Mini sips regular gas while those dinosaurs gulp lakes of premium fuel. A few years ago, I took a trip in a friend’s Buick Riviera from Boston to Chicago, keeping record of the gas we burned – 72 high-octane gallons in just under 1,000 miles. Last year my brother and I drove the Mini about the same distance (from Chattanooga to Fort Lauderdale) using just 33 gallons of regular fuel.

Two-sided paragraph showing Feature A

Topic sentence covering Items 1 & 2

Explanation of similarity or difference

Evidence: one story showing both sides

For example:

More importantly, our Mini-Cooper handles much better than a full-size car, especially on curvy roads. Once while attending Pacific Union College, I followed a friend down the twisting mountain road to St. Helena where he would leave his Ford Galaxy for routine servicing. By the time we finished the eight-mile drive I had passed him, watching as he disappeared from my rear-view mirror. I waited at our destination for several minutes until his car lumbered into view like an exhausted elephant.

Single paragraph showing Feature A with one exclusionary story

Topic sentence covering Items 1 & 2

Explanation of similarity or difference

Evidence: one story showing something that couldn’t possibly happen to one of the items.

For example:

More importantly, that Mini-Cooper is certainly better adapted to city driving than is a full-size car. Whether we are dodging around in traffic or zipping through narrow alleys, the thing really performs. A few weeks ago, for instance, we were driving around downtown Atlanta looking for parking space when we saw a spot no more than ten feet from a “no parking” zone. The little car snuggles right into that tight place, staying legal in a space that no full-size monster would have had any chance of occupying.

Let’s look at your assignment sheet and a few examples.

Assignments:Oct. 19: OutlineOct. 20: Read VanderMey, ch. 13; GC 1 retakeOct. 27: 1st draft due; GC tests 2 & 3