Transcript Comparison/Contrast Paragraph

Comparison/Contrast Paragraph
Katherine Howard
Writing 1
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Self Reflection and Peer Help
Sentence Types
Creating sentences and sentence clauses
Using Compare/Contrast Transitions
Educational Systems Compasions
Re-read
your
paragraph.
Complete
the selfcorrecting
sheet.
Complete
the peer
editing
worksheet.
Share with
a partner.
You will read
someone else’s
paragraph
today.
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Journals
are Due Today
too!
Sentence Structure
Pg. 114 – Just as there are signal words to show
time order and spatial order, there are also
words and phrases that help your reader
understand similarities and differences. Find the
words that show similarities and differences in
the model paragraph.
Two Varieties of English
Although US English and British English are mutually
understandable languages, there are quite a few differences. One
difference is spelling. Some words are spelled one way the United
States but spelt another way in Great Britain. A person goes to a British
theatre but to a US theater. In US schools, students theorize, analyze
and socialize, whereas British students theorise, analyse, and socialise.
A second area difference is vocabulary. For example, the word college
names two very different types of schools in the United States and
Great Britain – university level in the United States and pre-university
level in Great Britain. Also, British university students live in halls on
campus and flats off campus, but US students live in dormitories on
campus and apartments off campus. Finally, there are many
differences in pronunciation. In Great Britain, the sound of a in the
words path, laugh, aunt, plant and dance is like the a in father. In the
United States, in contrast, the a sound in the words is like the a in car.
All in all, though there are differences between the English spoken in
the United States and the English spoken in the British Isles, we
understand each other most of the time!
Two Varieties of English
Although US English and British English are mutually
understandable languages, there are quite a few differences. One
difference is spelling. Some words are spelled one way the United
States but spelt another way in Great Britain. A person goes to a British
theatre but to a US theater. In US schools, students theorize, analyze
and socialize, whereas British students theorise, analyse, and socialise.
A second area difference is vocabulary. For example, the word college
names two very different types of schools in the United States and
Great Britain – university level in the United States and pre-university
level in Great Britain. Also, British university students live in halls on
campus and flats off campus, but US students live in dormitories on
campus and apartments off campus. Finally, there are many
differences in pronunciation. In Great Britain, the sound of a in the
words path, laugh, aunt, plant and dance is like the a in father. In the
United States, in contrast, the a sound in the words is like the a in car.
All in all, though there are differences between the English spoken in
the United States and the English spoken in the British Isles, we
understand each other most of the time!
Word Dictionary
WORD:
WORD:
Guess:
conjunction
Definition
Connection
Sentence
Synonyms:
Sketch/Image:
Antonyms:
Comparison Signals
Sentence
Connectors
Coordinating
Conjunctions
Subordinating
Conjunctions
Others
Paired
Conjunctions
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• And… (too)
• As
• Just as
• Similar
• Equal
• The same
• Both…and
• Not
only…but
also
Similarly
Likewise
Also
Too
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Similar to
Equal to
(just) like
The same as
• Equally
Sentence Types
There are four sentence types. We will discuss
three types today.
pg. 189:
Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Simple Sentences
Simple sentences have one independent clause.
An independent clause has a subject and a verb.
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Spring has arrived.
The flowers are blooming.
The sun is shining brightly.
People are walking and jogging in the park.
Simple Sentences use conjunctions to combined subjects
or verbs. They do not combined two separate ideas.
Compound Sentences
Compound sentences have two independent
clauses.
• The sun is shining, and there are no clouds in the
sky.
• It was a beautiful day, so we decided to go to the
skateboarding park.
Compound sentences use coordinating
conjunctions. There are seven different
coordinating conjunctions. We remember them by
the word FANBOYS.
FANBOYS
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For has the same meaning as “because”; use “fore” to introduce a
reason or cause.
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And And joins sentences that are alike
means “not this and not that”; use “nor” to join two negative
Nor Nor
sentences.
But But joins sentences that are opposite or show contrast.
Or Or joins sentences that give choices or alternatives.
Yet has approximately the same meaning as “but”; that is it shows
Yet contrast or joins opposites. Use “yet” when the second part of the
sentence says something unexpected or surprising.
So So joins sentences when the second sentence expresses the result
of something described in the first sentence.
and, but, so, or – pg 30
for, yet, nor: pg 69
Pg. 100-103
Complex Sentences
Complex sentences have one independent clause
and one (or more) dependent clause.
• As soon as we arrived, we pu ton our
rollerblades.
• Alex broke his arm because he wasn’t careful.
Complex sentences have a subordinating
conjunction. The subordinating conjunction starts
the dependent clause.
pg. 190-191
Subordinating Conjunctions
To tell a time
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After
As
As soon as
Before
Since
Until
When
Whenever
While
To give a
reason
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• Since
• As
To tell where
• Where
• Wherever
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To make a
contrast
Although
Even though
Though
While
Whereas
Transition Signals for Compare and
Contrast
Compare
Contrast
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Similarly
Likewise
Also
Too
And…
Both…and
Not only…but also
Just as
similar
Equal
Equally
The same
Like
On the other hand
However
But
Yet
While
Whereas
Although
Though
Even though
Different from
Differently
Unlike
Differ
pg. 192
Clauses into Sentences
Pg. 100 – A clause is a group of words that
contains at least one subject and one verb.
Anna left the party early
because she was tired
Independent
Dependent
There are two kinds of clauses: independent and
dependent.
Independent Clauses
An independent clause can be a sentence by
itself. It is independent! It is another name for a
simple sentence.
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I felt sick the next day.
He goes to school.
Jack excels at sports.
They run everyday.
Dependent Clause
Dependent clauses cannot be a sentence by itself
because its meaning is not complete. A dependent
clause “depends” on something else to complete
the meaning.
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because he trains hard
whenever I don’t sleep well
as they want to compete in the marathon
after he finishes work
Dependent Clause
Dependent clauses cannot be a sentence by itself
because its meaning is not complete. A dependent
clause “depends” on something else to complete
the meaning.
Subordinating conjunctions make dependent clauses
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because he trains hard
whenever I don’t sleep well
as they want to compete in the marathon
after he finishes work
Complex Sentences
• As they want to compete in the marathon,
they run everyday.
• Jack excels at sports because he trains hard.
• Whenever I don’t sleep well, I feel sick the
next day.
• He goes to school after he finishes work.
Complex Sentences
• As they want to compete in the marathon,
they run everyday.
• Jack excels at sports because he trains hard.
• Whenever I don’t sleep well, I feel sick the
next day.
• He goes to school after he finishes work.
Do you see the comma rule?
Sentence Slam
Interview a classmate from
another country.
Find out about that
person’s educational
system.
Think of three differences
between your countries.
Write a composition about
the differences between
the two educational
systems.
Homework:
• Write a comparison composition about the
differences between your country’s education
and someone else’s country’s education. Bring
with you next week. (Make sure to prewrite your
ideas and outline this!!!)
• Complete pg 115-120
• Continue to write in your Like Journal.