Writing Compare and Contrast Essays
One of the most common
types of essay is the “compare and contrast essay”. In comparison, writer
compares two or more things, events, ideas to distinguish similarities between
them while in contrast writer finds out the differences among them. It is the
process of creating evaluating and analyzing the findings and then presenting it
in a meaningful, interesting and logical manner. These essays go beyond the
simple description and give deep information on the compared/ contrast items. It
identifies the meaningful relationships between them and identifies the
significant qualities.
Tips for writing:
There are some tips given to write such essays:
• Compare and contrast essays must be more specific and focused and should be
aligned with highly argumentative analysis.
• Compare and contrast essays should have a proper
essay structure.
• You should give an
overview of the essay, with subtitles given in the statement.
• You should write quotations or any other interesting story to support your
statement as valid argument.
• To give a reader clear picture of your essay, remember to link your
investigation to thesis.
• You should not forget to concentrate on the main objective of compare/contrast
essay. It’s imperative to have main purpose of essay in mind.
• To have better understanding on the subject matter of compare and contrast
essay, you must ask the question like how? Who? Where? What? Why? And explore
its answers.
• Make sure you give equal points on comparison and contrast in your essay.
• At least three compare and contrast should be given with quoted example.
• Listing similarities first and then differences will leave a negative impact.
It must not be into mechanical action
• You must think with every perspective, planning is important because it gives
a clear picture and thus you must give full attention to even smallest details.
• One of the methods of comparison and contrast is the use of Venn diagram. It
is basically the overlapping of different circles which represent some event or
idea that you have researched. This diagram allows you to compare and contrast
two or more things or events.
• Your essay should be in the MLA or APA format, as proper citation will be your
evidences and you would not be able to convince reader without it
• Proofreading is the essential step, sometimes you miss the important points
while writing which bewilder the reader to understand. So it’s important to
properly read your essay after finishing it up
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