Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast Your aim is to identify similar themes and ideas in two sources and also to identify differences between them The key to this activity is linkage- discuss the sources TOGETHER throughout a response You must find BOTH similarities and differences- the best way to do this is to present two paragraphs- one for comparisons and one for contrasts

How to Approach: Compare and Contrast Use two different highlighters or pens- highlight similarities in one colour and contrasts in another Find the more obvious comparisons and differences- then go on to more specific ones Similarities are your first paragraph- Differences the second See handout