Compare and Contrast
Essay
Block Structure
● Introduction + Thesis Statement (what your essay is going to
do)
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Text 1 - Similarity
Text 1 - Difference
Text 2 - Similarity
Text 2 - Difference
● Conclusion (Summarize)
Alternating
● Introduction + Thesis Statement (what your essay is going to
do)
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Text 1 - Similarity
Text 2 - Similarity
Text 1 - Difference
Text 2 - Difference
● Conclusion (Summarize)
Integrated Structure
● Introduction + Thesis Statement (what your essay is going to
do)
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Text 1 + 2 (Theme 1) - Similarities followed by where they differ
Text 1 + 2 (Theme 1) - Similarities followed by where they differ
Text 1 + 2 (Theme 1) - Similarities followed by where they differ
● Conclusion (Summarize)
“Compare” Word Bank
also
as well as
both
comparatively
in the same way
in addition
just as
“Contrast” Word Bank
although
more than
like
besides
most important
but
nevertheless
notwithstanding
similarly
compared with
the same as
conversely
too
differ
even though
furthermore however
in contrast to instead
less than
on the other hand
otherwise
rather than
regardless
though
unless
unlike while
yet