Writing a Compare-and-Contrast Essay about Presentation of Ideas
Will is writing a comparative essay about two texts. He would like to write about three different topics, comparing the texts throughout the essay. Which organizational style would work best for Will?
point-by-point
Becca writes this sentence in her analysis of The Dark Game. The Dark Game is written in a narrative style that includes many fascinating details. Which line from the book best supports her analysis?
She did what she could for the wounded soldiers, bringing them messages and money, and no small amount of food.
What does a point-by-point comparative essay do?
It compares and contrasts by topic.
Which statement about expository writing is true?
It conveys information in a straightforward way.
Read the excerpt from The Dark Game. On February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces, the British home secretary presented the telegram to President Wilson. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies. This example best supports which statement?
The Dark Game includes historical detail.
Read the description of Elizabeth Van Lew in The Dark Game. No one in Libby Prison hospital paid much attention to this tiny, birdlike woman with a thin nose and alert blue eyes as she went about her business of visiting the hospitalized soldiers. She read to them and brought them baskets of goodies. This description best supports which thesis statement?
The author makes historical characters seem like real people.
What do the body paragraphs in a comparative essay do?
They include details and examples supporting the thesis statement.
What should a well-written essay include? Check all that apply.
an introductory paragraph a thesis statement supporting details a concluding paragraph
Review the paragraph from The Code Book. Ordinarily, if Alice wants to use RSA to encrypt a message to Bob, she looks up his public key and then applies RSA's one-way function to the message. Conversely, Bob decrypts the ciphertext by using his private key to reverse RSA's one-way function. Both processes require considerable mathematical manipulation, so encryption and decryption can, if the message is long, take several minutes on a personal computer. Which transitional word has the same meaning as "on the other hand"?
conversely
Read the sentences below. Rachael is interested in solving mysteries and puzzles. When she is older, she would like to work as a person who breaks codes. Which word could best substitute the underlined portion of the sentence?
cryptanalyst
