Compare/Contrast Essay

Big Idea

Rhetorical techniques help students become skillful practitioners of written language. 

Essential Question

How can writers insightfully compare and/or contrast people, ideas, objects, or events?

COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAYS

Guiding Question

How does a writer best illustrate the similarities and differences between selected topics?

To write a Comparison and/or Contrast essay that is easy to follow, first decide what the similarities or differences are. Which are more significant, the similarities or the differences? It is much easier to discuss ONLY the similarities or ONLY the differences, but you can also do both. Either way, make sure to DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE of these similarities/difference. 

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