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Avalanche Rescue Dogshttp://www.explore.org/videos/player/avalanche-dogs-jason-oneillSuzanne Ryan1http://www.explore.org/videos/player/avalanche-dogs-jason-oneill1Compare & Contrast Essays Compare & Contrast Essaysdemonstrate how a given argument may be similar to or different from something that your audience already holds to be trueCompare & Contrast ClaimsThe similarity between the two gives your argument more persuasive power. Pointing to the differences between something held as fact and something you are arguing can convince the audience of its worthiness and allow you to focus only on the differencesWhat does it mean to ?CompareContrast= similarities= differencesWhat kinds of things do we compare and contrast in our daily lives?

LiteratureMusicHeightClothingDrinksRestaurants

What other things do we compare/contrast?Why do we compare and contrast things? To decide if we like that objectWhy else???? To determine if we want to buy it To figure out if we want to eat thereWhy do we compare and contrast literature? Look for similar themes

Make comparisons to our own lives Learn life lessons Learn about other perspectives Understand differences and similarities that lead to self understanding, tolerance, acceptance

What features can we use to compare and contrast the wooden spoonand the spaghetti spoon?MaterialFunction/UseWeightShape

Features:

Wooden SpoonSpaghetti Spoon wood

metal & plastic used in cookingFeatures: material, shape, weight, use Venn Diagram shallow scoop deep scoop light a little heavy scoop sauce scoop spaghetti

Two Ways to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay

Block MethodPoint by- Point MethodBlock MethodIntroduction

II. First item A. First point about this item B. Second point about this item C. Third point about this item III. Second item A. First point about this item B. Second point about this item C. Third point about this item

IV. Conclusion

Point- By - Point MethodKey wordsIntroduction

II. First point A. Explanation of how this point relates to the first item B. Explanation of how this point relates to the second item

III. Second point A. Explanation of how this point relates to the first item B. Explanation of how this point relates to the second item

IV. Third point A. Explanation of how this point relates to the first item B. Explanation of how this point relates to the second item

V. Conclusion

Key words to express Comparison:

like similar assame in the same way tooboth most important have in common the same as similarly as well asKey words to express Contrast:although yet whereashowever but whilediffer instead unlessunlike on the contrary contrary toeven though on the other hand the reverse

Learning Teams: complete the Venn diagram for the two objects.

IpodRadioCell phoneRegular phoneLaptopHome PC

TruckCar

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