compare and contrast

Comparing and contrasting is an effective way to create vision and add strength to any text or writing. Comparing is looking at the similarities between two or more things whereas contrasting is looking at the differences. When you are writing a descriptive essay, it is common to need to compare and contrast. If you didn't, there wouldn't be any differential between points or items you need to point out or describe. 

There are two different ways to effectively compare and contrast. The first is the side by side, and the second is subject to subject. Side by side takes each concept and compares them point by point. Subject to subject takes the concept as a whole and compares off of that. For example, let's say we're comparing two images. The side by side techniques takes each aspect of the image and compares them side by side; comparing the setting, then comparing the timing, people in the image, etc. Subject to subject says this is an image of a flower in the summer, and this is an image of a leave in the fall, comparing the image as a whole. Both are equally effective and are very successful in comparing and contrasting in any text.  

cause and effect

cause and effect are huge in narrative writing. They benefit the reader so much by being able to understand why events happen, why certain things follow certain events and how events tie together. They engage the reader as well because they in ways define how things happen and create a chain reaction. This provides clarity and understanding to the audience.

cause and effect are great tools for writers to look for in text. When analyzing a cause and effect paper you have to be actively reading and soaking up your text. you have to look for causes of effects and how they tie together. Writer's should always be asking questions about the text they are reading like why it happened, how it happened, what let up to it, etc. 

assignment 2

Narrative Structure

When writing a narrative, you can't just throw a bunch of details together and hope that the reader will understand. Narrative's have to have structure. Narrative's are telling a story so they have to be engaging and make sense to the reader. When telling a story, it's not just about telling point A, then point B. It's a story, sometimes our own and it needs life, and emotion. Otherwise it would be like hearing a story from Mr. Rogers over and over and over again. Boring, dull and lifeless. 

Underneath all the great detail, you will see a structure. A framework or blueprint if you will. Most narrative's follow the framework of starting with the setup or background for the story, next the conflict which is why the story is important and makes up the bulk of the story and then the resolution which is the finishing and concluding of the conflict. Then, underneath it all, Narrative's are written in chronological order. On top of this, many narrative's will have a flashback or a flash-forward to show significance to a detail or to an insight.