{"id":739,"date":"2021-06-09T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T07:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dses.eduhk.hk\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2022-12-21T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T07:44:59","slug":"english-for-ece-copy-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dses.eduhk.hk\/?page_id=739","title":{"rendered":"DSES- English for Language Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tEnglish for Language Studies\n\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\tWriting\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\tText type 1: Compare-and-contrast essay\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

A compare-and-contrast\u00a0essay\u00a0discusses the similarities and differences between two or more topics. The paper should contain an introduction with a thesis statement, a body where the comparisons and contrasts are discussed, and a conclusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/b>:\u00a0Apart from briefly introducing the background of your topics\/ themes, a compare-and-contrast\u00a0essay\u00a0also\u00a0needs a thesis statement. The thesis statement should not only tell your reader what you will do, but it should also address the purpose and importance of comparing and contrasting the material.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Body<\/b>:\u00a0Because this is a compare-and-contrast\u00a0essay, both the similarities and differences should be discussed. This will require analysis on your part, as some topics will appear to be quite similar, and you will have to work to find the differing elements.\u00a0There are two ways to construct the body paragraphs,\u00a0namely using a\u00a0block<\/i>\u00a0or\u00a0a point-by-point<\/i>\u00a0structure. For the\u00a0block<\/i>\u00a0structure, all of the information about one of the objects being compared\/contrasted is given first, and all of the information about the other object is listed afterwards. For the\u00a0point-by-point<\/i>\u00a0structure, each similarity (or difference) for one object is followed immediately by the similarity (or difference) for the other. Both types of structure have their merits. The former is easier to write, while the latter is generally clearer as it ensures that the similarities\/differences are more explicit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Block style:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Introduction\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Object 1 – Point 1\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Object 1 – Point 2\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Object 1 – Point 3\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transition paragraph\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Object 2 – Point 1\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Object 2 – Point 2\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Object 2 – Point 3\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conclusion\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Point-by-point style:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Introduction\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPoint 1:\u00a0
\nObject 1\u00a0\u2192\u00a0Object 2\u00a0\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPoint 2:\u00a0
\nObject 1\u00a0\u2192\u00a0Object 2\u00a0\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPoint 3:\u00a0
\nObject 1\u00a0\u2192\u00a0Object 2\u00a0\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conclusion\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Conclusion<\/b>:\u00a0To conclude an essay, you have to draw its main argument to a close. The best way to learn how it’s done is to analyse our compare and contrast essay conclusion sample. But before we go there, you need to know the key elements of the closing paragraph. To make a conclusion in an essay, make sure to write the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n