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| Narrow and explore your topic. See Chapter 2. |
- Make the topic more specific.
- Prewrite to get ideas about the narrowed topic.
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| Write a topic sentence (paragraph) or thesis statement (essay). See Chapter 3. |
- State the main point you want to make in your comparison/contrast.
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| Support your point. See Chapter 3. |
- Come up with points of comparison/contrast and with details about each one.
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| Write a draft. See Chapter 4. |
- Make a plan that sets up a point-by-point or whole-to-whole comparison/contrast.
- Include a topic sentence (paragraph) or thesis statement (essay) and all the support points.
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| Revise your draft. See Chapter 4. |
- Make sure it has all the Four Basics of Good Comparison and Contrast.
- Make sure you include transitions to move readers smoothly from one subject or comparison/contrast point to the next.
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| Edit your revised draft. See Chapters 14 through 17. |
- Correct errors in grammar, spelling, word use, and punctuation.
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