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Compare or Contrast

Comparison ordinarily answers the question: What are

the ways in which these events, words and people are
SIMILAR?

Contrast ordinarily answers the question: What are the

ways in which they are DIFFERENT?
Define

Enable a reader to define whether any event or thing they

might encounter falls into the category designated.
Describe

Answers the question: What does or did this look like,

sound like fell like?
Make your reader or audience experience the words or
statements in your writing
Discuss

Usually you are asked to discuss an issue or

controversy

You need to consider all sides of a question with a fairly

open mind in delivering a content rather than taking a
firm position and arguing it.
Evaluate or Critique

You are expected to answer the question: What is the

value, truth or quality of this essay, book, movie,
argument, etc..?
Does not necessarily mean you are looking for flaws or
errors in a text or piece. You analyze the disadvantage
and disadvantage enclose in the text

You identify the worth of a text

Interpret

You are expected to answer the question: What is the

meaning or the significance of this text or event, as I
understand it?
Even though it is a matter of giving opinion, ordinarily
you are expected to explain why you think as you do.
React

You are expected to go beyond summarizing,

interpreting and evaluating the text.
You attach meaning that is not explicitly stated by
bringing your own experiences and prior knowledge.
Summarize

You are expected to:

• answer the question: What are the important points
in that text
• Condense a long text into a short one without
plagiarizing
• take away all the non – essential details and leave
relevant idea and the main points.
Synthesize

Blend information from many sources.

Salve used the power of words to make
the listener experience her story.

DESCRIBE
Alisha went to the library to read some
related literature and finish her research
paper.

SYNTHESIZE
Sasha is studying the novel before she
buys it. She is checking whether it is
worth it or not.

CRITIQUE
Alison is trying to find the similarities of
her paper with those found in the library.

COMPARE