Introduction to Academic Writing Comparison and Contrast Essays介绍学术写作的比较和对比的文章.pptVIP

Introduction to Academic Writing 2: Comparison and Contrast Essays Wendy M. Gough St. Mary College/Nunoike Gaigo Senmon Gakko Nagoya, Japan What are Comparison and Contrast Essays? Comparison/Contrast Essay Organization The Introduction Point by Point Organization Short Essay Organization Longer Essay Organization Block Organization Short Essay Organization Long Essay Organization The Conclusion Let’s look at some sample essays A Short Essay The Introduction A Longer Essay A Longer Essay References Despite these similarities, the educational systems differ greatly in several areas. For example, the number of hours per year that children must attend school varies widely. The number of hours students must spend per day in high school ranges from a low of five in Belgium to a high of eight in parts of Hungary and Turkey. Some countries require a half-day of school, whereas others require a full day. In addition, the number of days per year that students must be in school differs. Austria requires 237 days of school per year, while Spain and Hungary require only 170. That is a difference of more than two months! Transition tells the reader that differences will now be discussed. The first difference is introduced and explained with specific details and examples Another major difference is the types of schools available. In the countries of Northern Europe, there is no division between elementary and secondary school; school just flows from the first day of first grade until the end of compulsory schooling at age sixteen. However, in the United States, school is divided in to nine years of elementary and four years of secondary education. Furthermore, some countries require students to make a choice between academic preparatory and vocational training schools. In Germany, pupils must make this decision as early as age ten. In the United States, in contrast, they never have to make it. Anyone in the United States who graduates from high school has the opportunity to g