General Tips on Writing the CC Paper
Format the body of your compare and contrast essay in one of several ways this way: You can compare and contrast different elements of each subject in each paragraph of your essay body. This is also called “point by point” comparison and contrast.
Example 1:
- (Compare) Apples and oranges are both tree fruits often grown commercially in large orchards. (Contrast) However, apples grow in every climate and oranges need tropical temperatures to produce fruit.
- (compare) Although both fruits can be juiced, (contrast) apples are pressed and only the juice is bottled while both pulp and juice is squeezed from oranges.
- (Compare) Again, while fruit sauce is made from both apples and oranges, usually applesauce comes from the pared and pureed apple (contrast) while orange sauce may contain both the rind and the pulp of the orange.
The Assignment
Take the two short stories below and compare/contrast them in a 2-page, 5-paragraph paper of your own. The intro and conclusion paragraphs should be identified by location, but left blank. (create a table with one cell)The Grading Rubric
The grading rubric for this assignment will be the Oregon State Scoring Standards. Points are awarded for each of 6 categories, with a range of 1-6 points per category. Conventions count twice, and voice and word choice, though scored, are not counted in the final score.
