Morales English 120 Definition Comparingfinding similarities between two or more subjects or objects Contrastingfinding differences between two or more subjects or objects Why use this approach ID: 298362
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Comparing and Contrasting
MoralesEnglish 120Slide2
Definition:
Comparing=finding similarities between two or more subjects or objects
Contrasting=finding differences between two or more subjects or objects
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Why use this approach?
We can understand the relationship between two subjects:
When my mother was a child, she barely had enough to eat; when I was a child, I lived like a princess. Slide4
We can study two different approaches to a subject:
Although Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung once studied together, each developed completely different notions about the meaning of dreams. Slide5
We can clarify an unfamiliar topic by comparing something unfamiliar to something familiar:
To understand the game of cricket, we can compare it to the game of baseball. Slide6
We can show superiority of one thing over another:
While the film
Million Dollar Baby
was quite good, the book from which it was taken,
Rope Burns, was far superior. Slide7
We can examine two works to find similar themes:
In both
Wuthering Heights
and
Jane Eyre, we see examples of women characters who are struggling to be free. Slide8
4 Points To Remember:
Be fair
Know your purpose
Give both subjects equal time
Use a clear patternSlide9
Decide which points you want to compare
When writing a paper about my neighbor’s behavior before her husband’s death and after her husband’s death, I must decide which points to talk about.
Her attitude towards children?
Her treatment of her grandsons?
Her love of shopping? Slide10
Subject by Subject Outline
Thesis: Mrs. Caruso’s character underwent a dramatic change for the worse after the death of her husband
Before husband’s death
A. Neighborhood children
B. Grandsons
C. Shopping
D. Church
After husband’s death
A. Neighborhood children
B. Grandsons
C. Shopping
D. ChurchSlide11
Point by Point Outline
Thesis: Mrs. Caruso’s character underwent a dramatic change for the worse after the death of her husband
I. NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN
A. before husband’s death
B. after husband’s death
CHURCH
A. before husband’s death
B. after husband’s death
III SHOPPING
A. before husband’s death
B. after husband’s death
CHURCH
A. before husband’s death
B. after husband’s deathSlide12
Thesis: My childhood was much easier than my grandmother’s childhood.
MY CHILDHOOD
A. financially stable
B. U.S. citizenship
C. reasonable parents
D. never sick a day in my life
MY GRANDMOTHER’S CHILDHOOD
A. Financially unstable
B. Did not have citizenship
C. Abusive parents
D. Was very sicklySlide13
Thesis: My childhood was much easier than my grandmother’s childhood.
MONEY
A. Me
B. My grandmother
CITIZENSHIP
A. Me
B. My grandmother
PARENTS
A. Me
B. My grandmother
HEALTH
A. Me
B. My grandmother
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Thesis:
Abortion is a difficult issue: both sides have valid arguments
Is abortion murder?
A.
Supporters say it is not murder
B.
Opponents say that it is murder
Should women have ownership over their bodies?
A.
Supporters say they should
B.
Opponents say not if it involves another
Who should be allowed to have an abortion?
A.
All women or girls (if necessary)
B.
nobody, of any age
What are the health effects/dangers?
A.
Supporters say it can be safe
B
.
Opponents say many health risks!
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Thesis:
Abortion is a difficult issue: both sides have valid points
Proponents
A.
Abortion is not murder
B.
Women’s bodies are private property
C.
All females deserve this right
D
. Abortions are safe with few health risks
Opponents
A.
Abortion is murder
B.
Women’s bodies are vehicles for new life
C.
Nobody should be allowed to do this
D.
Abortions are unsafe, physically and psychologicallySlide16
Writing Exercise:
Write 2
simple outlines
using the
subject by subject pattern
AND the
point by point pattern.Your topic: Compare your childhood to either your mother’s childhood or your father’s childhood.