| Every student knows how it is difficult, almost | | | | completed this way. Informal style is certainly an |
| impossible to write and organize the first writing | | | | exception from the rule. In many types of the |
| assignment. It is more difficult, if the student | | | | essays you have to stick to some definite |
| writes it alone for the first time. Lack of | | | | structures and even some rigid rules. Let us |
| experience, lack of time, and undoubtedly lack of | | | | examine compare/contrast essay. It is |
| knowledge on the process of the completion of | | | | undoubtedly, one of the most difficult types of |
| the essay-contribute to this uncertainty. How it | | | | the essay, yet it is one of the most important |
| can be overcome?! Certainly, the more students | | | | and useful ones. It allows you to develop compare |
| knew about the process of the writing of the | | | | and contrast skills, to improve your ability to see |
| essay, the less they would fear it. | | | | and evaluate similarities and differences in objects, |
| Let us explain some of the differences and | | | | things, personalities and events. |
| similarities between several types of the essays. | | | | Several useful tips for this type of an essay: |
| For most of us, even for those, who have | | | | 1) First, you should evaluate similarities, then you |
| already graduated from the Universities, any | | | | must find an evaluate differences. |
| writing assignment means something formal, | | | | 2) If you compare some facts, evaluate one fact |
| something academic that should correspond to | | | | at a time; do not try to jumble them together. |
| some universal standards. In most of the times | | | | 3) Do not try to compare and contrast |
| that is true. A tutor would like you to produce | | | | incomparable features (for example the taste of |
| well written and well organized paper and to | | | | the lemon and the toughness of the ball's cover.) |
| evaluate your ability to research thoroughly and | | | | Many students also experience some difficulties in |
| write according to some rules. | | | | the writing of theliterature essay better. |
| However, there is a type of an essay where all | | | | It is not possible to provide the reader with |
| these requirements may be jettisoned. This is an | | | | universal guide to this type of an essay. However, |
| informal essay. Here, in this type of writing | | | | every literature essay comprises some |
| assignment you are able to reveal your | | | | indispensable elements: |
| personality by talking directly with your reader | | | | 1) It should be succinct and must be written in |
| intimately and frequently humorously. | | | | lucid and understandable style. |
| Nevertheless, you should have a good plan of the | | | | 2) You should develop well-organized plan of your |
| essay; however-informal style is the most | | | | essay. |
| important point. There is not any universal rule on | | | | 3) Try to be more argumentative and more |
| how this essay should be completed, try to | | | | creative. Your tutor would like to see and |
| imagine the conversation between you and your | | | | evaluate your ability to analyze and understand |
| friend, where you will be able to discuss the topic | | | | the meaning of the text your have read. |
| or event you care for or some person that has | | | | Certainly it is not possible to reveal al elements of |
| impressed you. Your opinion, in form of | | | | several types of the essays that the students |
| monologue, but informal even with humor should | | | | are assigned with. You need to study guides and |
| be clearly stated. | | | | instructions more thoroughly to understand the |
| But certainly, not all types of the essays can be | | | | requirements and purposes of your essay better. |