1. C OMPARE AND C ONTRAST Comparing and Contrasting is a common way to evaluate the characteristics of two similar subjects. Compare: looking at the similiarities Contrast: looking at the differences Compare/Contrast is an important part of a lot of field assessments for various jobs/tasks As a manager for several apartment complexes while working on my master’s degree, I frequently had to compare/contrast various products and make a reccomendation to my boss about which to purchase for our properties

2. T WO FORMS OF ORGANIZATION Block: When you organize by subject (block), you address all of the characteristics of the first subject; then, you address all of the same characteristics of the second subject. For example: Apples are red, shiny and crunchy, but oranges are orange, dimpled and squishy. Point-by-point: When you organize by characteristic (point), you address each characteristic and alternate between subjects. For example: Apples are red, but oranges are orange; apples are shiny, but oranges are dimpled; and, apples are crunchy, but oranges are squishy.

3. O UTLINE S TRUCTURE A) apples are red A) apples are shiny A)apples are crunchy B) oranges are orange B) oranges are dimpled B) oranges are squishy A) apples are red B) oranges are orange A) apples are shiny B) oranges are dimpled A) apples are crunchy B) oranges are squishy BlockPoint-by-point

4. E FFECTIVE B RAINSTORMING FOR C/C Apples: red, hard, green, yellow, trees, seeds, sweet, sour, variety, crunchy, gala, granny smith, fuji, pie, caramel, no peel, core, stem, healthy, teacher, apple sauce Oranges: orange, soft, have to peel, dimply, juice, marmalade, sweet, pulp, vitamin C, slice, iguana, acidic, candy, chewy, sherbet, mandarin, jello, orange syrup ListsVenn Diagram