Comparative essays are when you state the similarities of two subjects. You would state the similarities and how they compare. Comparing two subjects happen everyday in life so that's why it is important to do so in essays, too. There's is a certain order you would use to write your essay:
1. Introduction
2. Body 1
3. Body 2
4. Body 3 (if needed)
5. Conclusion
NOTE: You can have as many body paragraphs as necessary and needed. Just remember to always start with the introduction and end with the conclusion.
You would start your essay by writing an introduction, get the reader hooked to your essay, make them want to read more. Introduce the two subjects you are explaining the similarities of. For example, if you are going to explain the similarities between candy and sugar, then you would write down the elements of the subjects you'll be comparing, like (A) the amount of sugar, (B) the amount of calories, and (C) the unhealthiness itself.
After you have written you introduction, you would then move on to the first body paragraph. You would start of your paragraph with a topic sentence explaining what you are going to write ahead. Then you would choose the first element you mentioned in your introduction and then compare the similarities of the subjects with that element. That element is the amount of sugar in both candy and soda. You would show how similar the amount of sugars are in both candy and soda are.
After you have written your first body paragraph, you would start your second body paragraph. You would start with the topic sentence. Then you would do exactly what you did in the first paragraph and take one of the elements you are comparing, but this time you would choose the second element. Which in this case is the amount of calories. You would show how similar the amount of calories are in both candy and soda.
After you have written the second body paragraph, you would then move on to the third body paragraph. Yet again, you would start with the topic sentence. Then you would do exactly what you did in the first and second body paragraphs, but this time you would use the last element, which in this case is the unhealthiness itself in both candy and soda. Then you would show how similar the unhealthiness is in both candy and soda.
You can have as many body paragraphs as you need.
After you have written your third body paragraph, you would then move on to your final paragraph, the conclusion paragraph. In this paragraph you are kind of re-explaining your introduction, but it's going to be more like an ending than a beginning.
1. Introduction
2. Body 1
3. Body 2
4. Body 3 (if needed)
5. Conclusion
NOTE: You can have as many body paragraphs as necessary and needed. Just remember to always start with the introduction and end with the conclusion.
You would start your essay by writing an introduction, get the reader hooked to your essay, make them want to read more. Introduce the two subjects you are explaining the similarities of. For example, if you are going to explain the similarities between candy and sugar, then you would write down the elements of the subjects you'll be comparing, like (A) the amount of sugar, (B) the amount of calories, and (C) the unhealthiness itself.
After you have written you introduction, you would then move on to the first body paragraph. You would start of your paragraph with a topic sentence explaining what you are going to write ahead. Then you would choose the first element you mentioned in your introduction and then compare the similarities of the subjects with that element. That element is the amount of sugar in both candy and soda. You would show how similar the amount of sugars are in both candy and soda are.
After you have written your first body paragraph, you would start your second body paragraph. You would start with the topic sentence. Then you would do exactly what you did in the first paragraph and take one of the elements you are comparing, but this time you would choose the second element. Which in this case is the amount of calories. You would show how similar the amount of calories are in both candy and soda.
After you have written the second body paragraph, you would then move on to the third body paragraph. Yet again, you would start with the topic sentence. Then you would do exactly what you did in the first and second body paragraphs, but this time you would use the last element, which in this case is the unhealthiness itself in both candy and soda. Then you would show how similar the unhealthiness is in both candy and soda.
You can have as many body paragraphs as you need.
After you have written your third body paragraph, you would then move on to your final paragraph, the conclusion paragraph. In this paragraph you are kind of re-explaining your introduction, but it's going to be more like an ending than a beginning.