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Comparing and Contrasting:    1.    One side at a time        2.    Point by point.

A compare-contrast essay dealing with one side at a time would have this structure:

 Introduction: (Paragraph 1)    Your hook, something interesting about the topic:

 Your main idea:

Body:     (Paragraph 2)    Side one is:

Your first point is:

Explanation:

Your Second point is:

Explanation:

Your third point is:

Explanation:

(Paragraph 3)    Side two is: 

Your first point is:

Explanation:

Your Second point is:

Explanation:

Your third point:

Explanation:

Conclusion:     (Paragraph 4)    A brief summary of your thoughts:

A compare-contrast essay dealing with point-by-point would have this structure:

 Introduction:     (Paragraph 1)    Your hook, something interesting about the topic:

Your main idea:

Body:  (Paragraph 2)    Your first point is:

Side one is:

Explanation:

Side two is:

Explanation:

 (Paragraph 3)    Your Second point is:

Side one is:

Explanation:

Side two is:

Explanation:

(Paragraph 4)    Your third point is:

Side one is:

Explanation:

Side two is:

Explanation:

 Conclusion:     (Paragraph 5)    A brief summary of your thoughts: