February 16, 2017 - Thursday

Class Work

1. Comparison/contrast discussion . . .
A. When do you compare and contrast two of anything?
B. At you table, make a list of items or events that can and possibly should be compared and contrasted.
C. Comparing is seeing how things are alike. Contrasting is looking as how things differ.
D. In what ways can comparing and contrasting help one to make choices?
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2. Patterns of Organization
Point -by-point
Item by item

Let's compare two shoes to show the methods.


Sample Essays

"Shopping in America" http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/comparison.htm

"Neat People vs. Sloppy People: http://www.officeinstructor.com/EssayWriting/EssayPDFs/Neat%20vs%20Sloppy.pdf



"American Space, Chinese Place" by Yi-Fu Tuan (Scroll to page 25)
http://www.cengagesites.com/academic/assets/sites/3959/SPB_6e/SPB_ch1_p007-030_cropped.pdf



 Homework

Read this comparison/contrast essay and answer the questions. Please write sentences.


"And Then I Went to School" by Joseph H. Suina  https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:uLL8MLkSh1QJ:https://teacherweb.com/NM/BosqueSchool/BLazar/AndthenIwenttoschool.pdf+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

A.What is the main idea or thesis of the essay? What is the purpose of this comparison and contrast?
B. What methods were used to teach children in the Cochiti culture?
C. What teaching methods were used in the formal school?
D.  Which method of organization is used in this essay?
E. Suina clearly has an opinion as to which type of schooling is better for him. Make a list of words and phrases that help you to understand his preference.

F. Write a brief paper of about a page where you compare two schooling experiences. It might be two classes, two schools, two assemblies, two buildings, etc. The choice is yours. Use either the point-by-point or the item-by-item method of organization. Note at the top of the page which method you are going to use.

G. Make a list of three possibilities for your own comparison/contrast essay.
Topic A vs. Topic B
Topic C vs. Topic D
Topic F vs. Topic G
Tell why you think each pair should be compared and contrasted? Which of each pair do you favor? Who needs to know the information? (Audience)