ESSAY FRAMEWORK

You have to plan your comparison and/or contrast essay using the block-by-block method
Introduction

Body
Conclusion

Provide some background information about your topic.

Identify the two things being compared and contrasted.
State the purpose for making the comparison and/or contrast.
In the first paragraph, discuss the similarities.
In the next paragraph, discuss the differences.
Summarise the main similarities and differences.
A final remark on the importance of the topic.

An example of the comparison and contrast essay using the block-by-block method is given below:
Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Several years ago, I returned to Bidor, Perak, and visited one of my old
neighbourhoods. I had not been on the Settlement Area for more than 10
years and as I walked along the area, my mind was flooded by waves of
memories. I saw the old houses on the Settlement area where I had lived
and played. As I viewed these once-familiar surroundings, images of
myself as a child there came to mind. However what I saw and what I
remembered were not the same. I sadly noticed that the best memories
are those left undisturbed.
I remembered my old house area, it was bright and alive. The house area
was more than just a place to live. It had vast open space, or whatever
my young mind could imagine. I could go and play with my friends in the
open space. This was always exciting because it was spacious and could
do many things there to hide among.
This is how I remembered the old neighbourhood; however as I said, this
is not how it was when I saw it again. Unlike the house area I
remembered, this one was rundown and in despair. What was once more
than a place to live looked hardly worth living in. The open space was
dirty and loaded with old broken furniture. There were no young kids
playing and running around; instead were a few tough looking
adolescents who looked very older than their ages.
As for the house area when had grown up, it was hardly recognizable.
The house area was polluted and the plants had withered. The house
area was filled with old bicycles, broken bottles, and garbage. Now,
instead of finding something as pleasant for the eyes, one would expect
to find only barren area.
I do not regret having seen my old neighbourhood. However, I do not
think my innocent childhood memories can ever be the same again. I
suppose it is true when they say, You can never go home again.