P r a c t i c e 1
On a separate sheet
of paper or your computer, create an outline using analysis/classification or order of impor-
tance as your organizing principle. Your outline can be formal or informal. Use one of your own brainstorms from
Lesson 3 or 4, or one of the brainstorms provided as an example.
C o m p a r i s o n a n d C o n t r a s t
Essays that show the similarities and differences between two or more ideas use the comparison
and contrast orga-
nizational strategy. This strategy depends upon first having comparable ideas or items. For example, you’d have
difficulty writing a successful essay if you wanted to compare Frankenstein’s creature with Cinderella. Franken-
stein’s creature and Pinocchio, on
the other hand,
are comparable items—they’re both beings that someone else
brought to life. Often, comparable items have a number of aspects that may be compared and contrasted. You might
compare and contrast
the creation of the figures, their creator’s reactions after they come to life, and/or
their rela-
tionships with their creators.
After you’ve selected the aspects you’ll compare and contrast, there are two ways
to organize your discus-
sion: the block technique and the point-by-point technique.
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