general term - comparison
more specific meanings - showing similarities = comparing
- showing differences = contrasting
communicative purpose(s): depending on the specific intention of the writer, we can speak about:
standard move-pattern(s): two patterns: the "block" pattern and the "point by point" pattern
the "block" pattern
Move I: Introducing the theme and the compared artists
Step 1: Setting the stage (the general context in which the two terms intended for comparison belong)
Step 2: Introducing the artists + works + theme(s)
Step 3: Stating the thesis and points of proof (if they exist in the writer's intention)
Move II: Transition: announcing intended organization (the block pattern)
Move III: Developing description/analysis/points of proof/constructive arguments
Step 1: artist/artwork A: elements 1,2,3 / points of proof 1,2,3 / constructive arguments 1,2,3
Step 2: artist/artwork B: elements 1,2,3 / points of proof 1,2,3 / constructive arguments 1,2,3
Move IV: Concluding upon the basic differences and/or similarities (by showing to what extent these have served the intended communicative purpose of the essay)
Move V (optional) Works cited
the "point by point" pattern
Move I: Introducing the theme and compared artists (see above)
Move II: Transition (announces the "point by point" pattern)
Move III: Developing description/analysis/points of proof/constructive arguments
Step 1: Describing/analyzing element 1 / elaborating on point of proof 1 / offering constructive argument 1 for work/artist A
Step 2: Describing/analyzing element 1 / elaborating on point of proof 1 / offering constructive argument 1 for work B
Step 3: element 2 / point of proof 2 / constructive argument 2 for work A
Step 4: element 2 / point of proof 2 / constructive argument 2 for work B
Move IV: Concluding
Move V (optional) Works cited
Task 1:
Read the text Two Edges of the Subconscious Reality in the Twentieth-Century Art by Olga Bersan.
What pattern is used? Which are the elements being compared? What discourse strategies are employed by the writer?
Task 2:
Read the essay
Uniform Pigment and Abstract Paintings, by Laura Oprea. What move pattern is here employed, and how exactly does it work? Which are the compared elements?
more specific meanings - showing similarities = comparing
- showing differences = contrasting
communicative purpose(s): depending on the specific intention of the writer, we can speak about:
- descriptive comparison - to show similarities and differences between two artworks
- expository comparison - to show similarities and differences between two issues in order to support a personal thesis
- argumentative comparison - to show similarities and differences between two issues in order to support a personal thesis that is expected to encounter considerable opposition
standard move-pattern(s): two patterns: the "block" pattern and the "point by point" pattern
the "block" pattern
Move I: Introducing the theme and the compared artists
Step 1: Setting the stage (the general context in which the two terms intended for comparison belong)
Step 2: Introducing the artists + works + theme(s)
Step 3: Stating the thesis and points of proof (if they exist in the writer's intention)
Move II: Transition: announcing intended organization (the block pattern)
Move III: Developing description/analysis/points of proof/constructive arguments
Step 1: artist/artwork A: elements 1,2,3 / points of proof 1,2,3 / constructive arguments 1,2,3
Step 2: artist/artwork B: elements 1,2,3 / points of proof 1,2,3 / constructive arguments 1,2,3
Move IV: Concluding upon the basic differences and/or similarities (by showing to what extent these have served the intended communicative purpose of the essay)
Move V (optional) Works cited
the "point by point" pattern
Move I: Introducing the theme and compared artists (see above)
Move II: Transition (announces the "point by point" pattern)
Move III: Developing description/analysis/points of proof/constructive arguments
Step 1: Describing/analyzing element 1 / elaborating on point of proof 1 / offering constructive argument 1 for work/artist A
Step 2: Describing/analyzing element 1 / elaborating on point of proof 1 / offering constructive argument 1 for work B
Step 3: element 2 / point of proof 2 / constructive argument 2 for work A
Step 4: element 2 / point of proof 2 / constructive argument 2 for work B
Move IV: Concluding
Move V (optional) Works cited
Task 1:
Read the text Two Edges of the Subconscious Reality in the Twentieth-Century Art by Olga Bersan.
What pattern is used? Which are the elements being compared? What discourse strategies are employed by the writer?
Task 2:
Read the essay
Uniform Pigment and Abstract Paintings, by Laura Oprea. What move pattern is here employed, and how exactly does it work? Which are the compared elements?
Deadline: March 24
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