Comparison and contrast essay

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    Choose your topic

    Choose your topic
    You will choose a clear topic and developing it with facts, you must choose a debatable topic.
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    Planning and prewriting

    You can try using different comparing techniques, plan how you can do it and draft your ideas.
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    Compare techniques

    Compare techniques
    Writers use different techniques for short stories and scripts to present the same topic
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    Point of view

    Point of view
    From what point of view or perspective is the story told?
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    Characterisation

    Characterisation
    How do readers find out what characters are like
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    Conflict

    Conflict
    How do the writers depict the conflicts characters face?
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    Drafting

    Drafting
    Decide the order in which you will present details in your essay
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    Block organisations

    If you use bock organisation, you will explain all of the techniques used in one form and then discuss all of the techniques used in the other
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    Point-by-point organization

    If you use point-by-point organization, you will chose important topics and explain the techniques used in both forms to present one topic
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    Drafting a strong introduction and conclusion

    Drafting a strong introduction and conclusion
    Planning your introduction and conclusion before you draft can help you write a satisfying essay
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    Introduction

    Introduction
    Begin with and an introductory thesis statement that clearly identifies the forms you will be comparing and sumarizing
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    Conclusion

    Conclusion
    After presenting evidence in the body of your essay, your conclusion will include your main points