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Assignment Guide: The Compare/Contrast Essay

Assignment Prompt
For this assignment, you will be writing a compare/contrast essay–an exploratory
piece of writing in which you attempt to show readers how two topics are similar,
different, or a combination of the two: both similar and different. Whether you
focus exclusively on comparing, exclusively on contrasting, or a mix of both, is
totally up to you. However, regardless of which approach you decide to take, you
will want to include a strong thesis/claim statement, at least three effective
supporting points, and a streamlined point-by-point organizational strategy.

Assignment-Specific Requirements:

Length: This assignment should be at least 750 words.

Thesis: Underline your thesis statement or the main claim of your essay.

Sources Needed: Two reliable and credible sources are required for this
assignment. Be sure to use MLA guidelines for all in-text and Works Cited
citations.

Page Formatting: See Appendix C – Formatting and Submitting Your Work

MLA Requirements: See Formatting your Essay: MLA 8th Edition

First Name Last Name
Course Name
Assignment Type/Draft #
Date (In MLA Format)

Title of Essay
Begin introduction paragraph….

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Rhetorical Mode

Compare/contrast essays are both creative and analytical in nature. They are
typically more formal than a personal narrative in the sense that they are written
from a third-person perspective, where a writer is not injecting their own opinion
directly using “I” or “me” language.

To prove points–compare/contrast essays rely on researched evidence, and not
personal opinion or experience, per se. When you choose two topics, you will
have numerous options for comparing and contrasting them–much more than
you can actually use in a single paper. Therefore, you will need to decide what
elements are worth comparing and contrasting, and why. This is the seek and
discover part of the essay, but also the creative part. For example, another writer
may choose the same two topics as you, but their essay may rest entirely on
thesis and supporting points. When you limit your supporting points to those
points you think you can prove most effectively, you are maximizing your creative
and analytical writing abilities.

Rhetorical Considerations

Purpose:

Remember that this is an exploratory paper: The piece of writing should show
readers, through the inclusion of careful detail and specifics, and strong
supporting points, how your two topics are similar, different, or a combination of
the two: similar and different.

Audience:

The compare/contrast essay is written for someone else–either a single reader or
a community of readers. When choosing the points you want to use to show
readers that your topics are similar, different, or a combination of the two, you
should keep this audience in mind, making sure that you are choosing the most
effective points possible to show how your two topics are similar or different.

In this instance, you are writing to show readers that your two topics are similar,
different, or a combination of the two (similar and different). Keep this audience in
mind by emphasizing the compare/contrast claims throughout the essay.

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Form:

This is a formal writing project, written in third-person, relying on strong
organizational strategies, integrating researched evidence, and following MLA
formatting guidelines.

Six Features of a Compare and Contrast Essay

1 Compare/Contrast Thesis: Contains a strong and succinct thesis/claim
statement that outlines whether the two topics are similar, different, or a
combination of the two, and at least three supporting points that can boost
that claim. A sample compare/contrast thesis might look like this:

Although curriculum A and curriculum B are similar in their student success
goals, they are very different when it comes to their structure, topics, and
scoring.

2 Transitions: Utilizes transitional words and phrases that help the
audience (or reader) move more easily from idea to idea, sentence to
sentence, and paragraph to paragraph.

1 *Note–transitions do not only occur in topic sentences but
throughout the essay. When you are moving from one idea to the
next, whether between two sentences or between two paragraphs,
you will want to include language that can help bridge your ideas
(and sentences/paragraphs). Some examples might be “in addition
to,” “next.”

3 Compare/Contrast Signals: In addition to more typical transitional words
and phrases, this essay should also include compare/contrast specific
signals, emphasizing for readers how and why your topics are alike or
different. Here are some example:

1 similar: in addition, by comparison, similarly

2 different: however, in contrast, differing from

4 Point-by-Point Organizational Strategy: The essay should follow the
point-by-point approach to showcase the use of transitions, synthesize
your own supporting points with researched evidence, and build a fully
developed essay with an introduction, several body paragraphs, and a
conclusion. For this kind of organization, you will create a topic sentence

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