This lesson focuses on the comparison and contrast essays; it defines new terms: compare/contrast essay, yin/yang Venn diagram, block comparison, and point by point comparison. It also provides a slideshow which defines and discusses the purpose of comparison and contrast essays, provides 2 brainstorming techniques: yin/yang Venn diagram and list style, offers 2 organizing techniques: block arrangement and point by point, and provides a list of transition words to uses with comparison and contrast. A link is provided to finished examples.