Similaritiesond differences
Write eight sentencesabout these two cars. Write about four similarities and four
differences.
ComParisonI controst orgonisotion
) TWo methods for organising a comparison / contrast paragraph
Method 1: Block organisation
First, write about supporting
points for the first topic. Then
compareor contrastthose same
points to the secondtopic. This
type of organisationcould be
outlined like this:
Topic sentencecomparing /
contrasting two topics (A and B)
Points of comparison/ con
about Topic A
Points of comparison/ contrast
about Topic B
iust luten and watch. rhefee/;njs of thepeoplecotne
Concluding sentence
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Readiry
frotn seeiryit asaf/n. Mrenyou reada story,you
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/ot of descrtptionabout thepeoph,p/aces,and thinjs in
t/te storlt, so)/tt4 can createpictures inyour nind. ln
add;tion,t/te conrersationsbetweenptlple are a/ways
written wtThdetat/sthat describehow thepeophho/<
orfeelwhib.thV areta//<;ry.Mrenyou read,yo, use
a /ot of imayinationto he/p bee'tlte c/taracterstn t/te
stor7.Howerer,whenyou seea f/ru, it u a /ffirent
experience.
Whenyou watcha f/ru, yo, don't needto
use)/nurtma/nation. Thepictures on t/te screenlire
a// t/te detai/saboutt/tepeop/e,
p/aces,and thtlnjs m
'fhe
tlte stor7. conrersattonsare spokenout /oud, s0
)/0u
throuj/t tlreir faces,bo/y -ore^enh, and rotces.
Althougha bool<
anda fln nght te//t/tesamestory,
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experEnce'.
 Method 2: Point-by-point organisation
Compare or contrast one point
about the two topics, then a
secondpoint, then a third point,
and so on. This type of
organisationcould be outlined
like this:
. Topic sentencecomparing or
contrasting two topics (A and B)
First point of comparison/
contrast(A1, B1J
Secondpoint of comparison/
contrast(A2, 82)
Third point of comparison/
contrast[A3, 83)
Fourth poini of comparison /
contrast tA4, B4)
Fifth point of comparison /
contrast(A5, 85)
Conciuding sentence
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at different timee in different counlriee,
b u t t h e i r l i v e eh a d e o m ee u r g r i e i n g
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d i f f i c u l tc h i l d h o o dM
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Diana'emolher left the family whenshe
wa6 only eix.Later in their livee,both
womenmarciedfamous men.TrinceesDiana
married ?rinceCharlee,and MarilynMonroe
marrieda famoue baeeballplayerand later
a famoue writer,Theyaleo had difficult
marriaqeeani evenNually oeparatred from
Nheirhuebanile,Anohhereimila'ritybelween
Marilyn Monroeand Tri1ceee)iaina was
that Lheywereboth very VoVular.Dianawae
ealled"IheVeoVle' e princeee',becauee ahe
wae eo friendly. Althouqh Monroe wao
famouolyoiexy, ohe waa wellliked.becauee
ehe eeemedue,ryinnocenN.', However,
althoughthey both eeeme;d lo havevery
ha??ylives,bobhwomenactually had
emoLionalproblemeand olNenfelt oaa anA
deVreeoed, Monroewenl Lhrouqhoeriouo
depreeeionand had to qo to a hoepitalfor
lreafment. Likewiee.Diana suffered frorrran
eatinq problemand wao degreeeeddurinq
parle of her marriaqe.A lasf eimilarity
betweenMarilyn lvlonroeand ?rincess Diana
watstheir dealhe aN an early a4e. ln iacl,
T,heywere boil!fhirty-eixyearo old when '
t h e y d i e d ,M o n r o ei n 1 9 6 2 a n d D i a n ai n
1997. Maybetheir eimilarlife circum;T,ance;
and lifeetyleoexplainwhy TrinceeeDiana
a n d M a r i l y nM o n r o ea l s o h a d e i m i l a r
oereonaliNiee,