5608hm+Compare+and+Contrast+Essay+Template

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 * ** TOPIC: Italian and Japanese food ** ||


 * ** Introductory Paragraph Hook: ** What is your favorite restaurant? Usually you pick your favorite restaurant based on what kind of foods you like, whether it's Italian, American, Japanese, Middle Eastern, or many other types of foods. ||
 * Background Information: ||
 * Two Items to be Compared/Contrasted: Italian food, Japanese food ||
 * Thesis:Each type of food Is from a country where it originates, and is most popular in that country. ||


 * **First Item/Topic Sentence: Italian food is one of my favorite type of food.** ||
 * First Point of Contrast:noodles ||
 * Example :stuff noodles, shapes, what it's made from ||
 * Second Point of Contrast:sauces ||
 * Example :heavy(density), vegetable, complicated recipes ||
 * Third Point of Contrast:country ||
 * Example :make a lot of pasta( more than 200 types), known for vegetable farms ||
 * Closing Sentence:Has unique recipes ||


 * **Second Item/Topic Sentence:** Japanese food is another one of my favorite foods. ||
 * First Point of Contrast:noodles ||
 * Example :no stuffed noodles, only spaghetti, rice noodles ||
 * Second Point of Contrast:sauce ||
 * Example : light(density), soy/peanut, easy recipes ||
 * Third Point of Contrast:country ||
 * Example :noodles originate from that area, grow soy beans and nuts there ||
 * Closing Sentence:has unique recipes, i like Japanese a little bit better. ||


 * ** Conclusion Topic Sentence: You might not know that what you're cooking for tonight's dinner might have some Japanese or Italian influence in it! ** ||
 * Other Point of View Acknowledged : ||
 * Summary Sentence: ** Both of these types of foods have similar things and different things about them and are simple yet some what complicated concepts. ** ||
 * Now That This is Known... (how does this information benefit the reader, or anyone else?): If you have never tried either, go out and try it, your favorite restaurant might change. If you have tried both of them the question is, which one do you like better, Italian or Japanese? ||

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