CCompare and Contrast Outline
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
OUTLINE GUIDE:
I. TITLE
A. INTRODUCTION
1. Opener: question, directive, narrative, or quote
2. Bridge
3. Embedded Plan and Thesis (definition).
B. FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH
1. Develop subject : description, narration, illustrative examples, testimonies / quotes
C. SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH
1. Develop subject : description, narration, illustrative examples, testimonies / quotes
D. THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH
1. Compare your word with the similar word: (review the synonyms) (X and Y can refer to the words or
the examples)
-Similar to the way in which X ________________, Y ________________.
-As X concludes that ______________________, Y concludes that________________________.
-Similarly, __________________________________________.
-In the same way that X ________________________, Y ___________________.
-Both X and Y agree that __________________________________.
2. Contrast your word with the similar word: (X and Y can refer to the words or the examples)
-Despite the fact that X believes __________________, Y believes ____________________.
-Even though X and Y believe that __________________, Y qualifies this belief by ____________.
-Whereas X's central feature is ___________________, Y's central feature is ____________________.
-Unlike X, Y ______________________________.
H. CONCLUSION
1. Transition from last paragraph to thesis (preference of the pairing)
2. React to why this preference matters
3. Return the language or idea in the opener