资源描述：
《大学英语专业写作ppt课件.ppt》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、StrengthenYourWriting5.ComparisonandContrastAcomparisonistheprocessofshowinghowthingsarealike;Acontrastistheprocessofshowingdifferences.Howto?Wehave,let'ssay,fivepointsofdifferencebetweenthetwothingsthatwewanttocontrast.Shallwegofromsidetoside,orshouldwedwellononesidebeforego
2、ingovertotheotherside,essentiallysplittingouressayinhalf?Itispossibletomixthesetwoapproaches,butourapproachwilldeterminetheoverallstructure,pacing,andeffectoftheessay.Thereshouldbeagoodreasontomakethecomparison.Whyshouldwecomparethismovietothenovelitisbasedon?Whyshouldwecompa
3、rethesetwoshortstories,onebyamodernsouthernAmericanCatholicwomanandtheotherbyanineteenth-centuryFrench-Canadianman?Willthecomparisonactuallyhelpanyone'sunderstandingofeitherone?Whenwe'vefinishedgoingthroughthevariousdifferencesandsimilarities,isthereaderleftwiththatfeeling,or
4、haveweactuallyaccomplishedsomethingimportant?Haveweprovidedauniqueinsightintothenatureofthesetwothingsthatthereaderwouldneverhavediscoveredotherwise?Thebusinessofacomparisonandcontrastessayisfrequently(butnotalways)todemonstrateapreferenceforonethingoveranother.Thetrickistoal
5、lowthepreferencetogrowoutofthecomparisonwithoutactuallystatingtheobvious.Letthereaderfigureoutthepreferencefromthelanguageweuseinthecontrast;letthelanguagedoitswork.Comparisonandcontrastarewaysoflookingatobjectsandthinkingabouthowtheyarealikeanddifferent.Forinstance,allofthes
6、eitemsarealikebecausetheyarekindsoffood,buttherearemanywaysthattheyaredifferent.Theybelongtodifferentfoodgroups.Somemustbecookedbeforeeating,andsomecanbeeatenraw.Whenyouwritecomparisonandcontrast,youwillpayattentiontothesekindsofdetails.Practice:Myhometown---OldandNewBefore19
7、80Nowpopulationstreetsdirty,narrow,twisting,bikessquares,broad,parallel,bridges,carshousingold,small,crowdedTall,spaciousindustriespaper-making,beer-making,printing,furniturecommence…PurposeTherearetwomainreasonsthatpeopleusecomparisonandcontrast:1.ToExplain--Youmightcomparea
8、ndcontrastkindsoffood,forinstance,tohelpsomeoneunderstandwhichfoodne
