说明文写作对比与对照Exposition comparison and contrast.ppt

Exposition Comparison and Contrast College High School College High School Comparison Contrast Comparison Contrast Comparison Contrast How to develop the body of comparison and contrast essay? Subject-by-subject pattern Subject-by-subject pattern Point-by-point pattern Point-by-point pattern In-class Practice 1 In-class Practice 2 In-class Practice In-class Practice In-class Practice In-class Practice 3 In-class Practice 4 In-class Practice 4 Subject-by-subject pattern Make it an essay developed in Point-by-point pattern Make it an essay developed in Point-by-point pattern Make it an essay developed in Point-by-point pattern Language Assignments Analogy Analogy Analogy Analogy * * Differences Similarities Differences Similarities 3 2 1 Similarities 3 2 1 Differences Similarities Differences Comparison look for points of similarity between two subjects Contrast look for points of difference between two subjects Definition To present information about something unfamiliar by comparing it with something familiar; 2) To show the superiority of one thing by comparing it with another; and 3) To show the reader of the similarities and differences of two things to help the reader understand or evaluate them. Purpose It is not to simply find out the similarities or differences between the 2 things ?It is what we have learned from the similarities and differences. e.g. A comparison of the rural life with the urban life will reveal the reason why I prefer to lie in the countryside than to live in the city. Thesis Subject-by-subject pattern Point-by-point pattern Thesis Subject A: Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Subject B: Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Subject A: Women’s Weekly Point 1Front cover: attractive, with photos of celebrities, small pictures along with highlights of the contents Point 2Print quality and paper: art paper, vivid pictures and dazzling colors Point 3Content: topics catering for various kinds of