Compare and Contrast Essays

Compare and contrast is a common form of academic writing. This video gives information on what a compare and contrast essay is, how to structure this type of essay, how to use compare and contrast structure words, and how to make sure you use appropriate criteria for comparison and contrast.

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00:00 Intro
00:51 Definition
02:09 Structure
03:04 Structure words
05:15 Criteria for comparison and contrast
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A compare and contrast essay looks at the similarities of two or more objects, and the differences. There are two main ways to structure a compare and contrast essay, namely using a block or a point-by-point structure. For the block structure, 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 point-by-point structure, each similarity (or difference) for one object is followed immediately by the similarity (or difference) for the other. There are many comparison structure words (e.g. Similarly, Likewise, also, both... and..., not only... but also..., similar to + noun) as well as contrast structure words (e.g. However, In contrast, In comparison, By comparison, while, whereas, to differ from, to be unlike).

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