Comparison Essay

Read material presented on Comparison/Contrast writing to help you develop an understanding for this organizational writing pattern.    Choose a topic from the list below and write a well-developed five-paragraph essay.  Your essay should contain at least 750-1000 words.   REMEMBER... you can "grow" your essay by providing supportive examples and details.

Comparison/Contrast Topics

1.  Name Brand vs Store Brand or Generic (Medicine, Car Wax, Frozen Pizza, Energy Drinks) You choose the products.

2.  Leasing vs Purchasing a Vehicle, Apartment, or Cellphone (choose 1)

3.  Saltwater Fishing vs Freshwater Fishing

4.  Streaming TV vs Cable

5.  X Box vs PlayStation

6.  Watching a Movie at Home vs Watching a Movie at a Theater

7.  Weight Training vs Aerobic Workout

8.  Two-Year Community College vs Four-Year University

9.  Two Athletes (must be same sport and same position ex--two quarterbacks, pitchers, golfers, etc)

10.  Marvel vs DC Comics

11.  Online Class vs Traditional Face-To Face Classes

12.  A Song Performed by Two Unlike Artists (Example--The Star-Spangled Banner performed by Whitney Houston and Jimmy Hendrix)