Three+Cinderellas+-+Comparison+Essays

How to Write a Compare/Contrast Essay Compare and contrast essays are the other big essay types in academic writing. These essays will follow a specific question and are fairly easy to complete. There are several ways to write this type of essay. The most important thing to remember is structure. Many wonderful essays fall victim to the woes of bad structure, making any ingenuity to fall by the wayside. Go over the rules on how to write a general essay, and then structure your compare/contrast essay.


 * Brainstorming- Making a brain map**

The first thing you want to do is brainstorm everything you know about each subject and then go back and look for connections that show similarities and differences, which might look something like this:Don't forget about hamburgers

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Your introduction paragraph with a strong hook or attention grabber.
 * 1) **Introduction**

This next portion of your essay (which may consist of one paragraph or several) should cover only the first topic of the comparison and contrast. Compare/Contrast essays take two topics and illustrate how they are similar and dissimilar. Do not mention topic 2 in this first portion.
 * 1) **Topic 1**

This next portion of your essay (which may also consist of one or more paragraphs) should cover the second of the two topics. Do not discuss Topic 1 in this section. Since you have already gone into great detail about it, you may allude to Topic 1 briefly; however, do not analyze Topic 1 in this section. This portion of the paper is to discuss Topic 2 in great detail.
 * 1) **Topic 2**

Now that you have analyzed both Topic 1 and Topic 2 independently, now it is time to analyze them together. This section may also be one or several paragraphs.
 * 1) **Topics 1 and 2 Together**

The conclusion — like the introduction — should be a generalization. This paragraph should express your certainty and absolute knowledge on the subject matter. You should re state your first paragraph (essentially restate it in new words) and show how you've proven it.
 * 1) **Conclusion**


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