How to Change the World: Pre-write for comparison

Article #1

Article #2

Author: HelpGuide.org

Author: WebMD

Title: Depression Symptoms and

Warning Signs

Title: Types of Depression

Compare the Point of View of the

authors for each article. The
authors point of view is his or her
opinion, belief, attitude, or feeling
towards the subject.

The author addresses the article

as an omniscient narrator and
withdraws themselves completely
from their topic, making it seem
like merely an article of facts
without an author or bias.

The author addresses the article

as an omniscient narrator and
withdraws themselves completely
from their topic, making it seem
like merely an article of facts
without an author or bias.

Compare the Purpose each

author had for writing the article.
The purpose is the reason why
the author wrote it, such as to
inform, explain, persuade, or
entertain.

The author wrote the article to

inform and explain to xir audience
about depression, how to
recognize it and some treatments
that are necessary.

The author wrote the article to

inform and explain to xir audience
about different types of depression
and specifically states the
symptoms and treatments for each
type they identified.

Compare the Audience for which

each author wrote the article. The
audience is whom the author had
in mind when he or she wrote the
article.

The audience was for anyone:

specifically for those who are
potentially in risk for depression,
those who are experiencing
depression and those who know
someone who might have or have
depression.

The audience was for anyone:

specifically for those who are
potentially in risk for depression,
those who are experiencing
depression and those who know
someone who might have or have
depression.

List the Differences between the

article. Although the articles were
on the same subject, what was
different about them?

Look above, the differences have

been stated. (Ah...I sound so
formal! *pats myself on back* Im
proud of myself.)

Look above, the differences have

been stated. (Ah...I sound so
formal! *pats myself on back* Im
proud of myself.)

How to Change the World: Graphic organizer for paragraph

Checklist:
I
used capital
letters and
appropriate
punctuation
I
wrote a topic
sentence
I
compared
the point of
view for both
articles
I
compared
the purpose
of both
articles
I
compared
the audience
of both
articles
I
listed the
differences
between the
articles
I
wrote a
conclusion

Topic sentence:
Although they address the same topic, the websites HelpGuide.org and WebMD used different
methods during their process.

Point of view comparison:

HelpGuide.org: The author addresses the article as an omniscient narrator and

withdraws themselves completely from their topic, making it seem like merely an article
of facts without an author or bias.
WebMD: The author addresses the article as an omniscient narrator and withdraws
themselves completely from their topic, making it seem like merely an article of facts
without an author or bias.
Purpose comparison:
HelpGuide.org: The author wrote the article to inform and explain to xir audience about

depression, how to recognize it and some treatments that are necessary.

WebMD: The author wrote the article to inform and explain to xir audience about

different types of depression and specifically states the symptoms and treatments for
each type they identified.
Audience comparison:
HelpGuide.org: The audience was for anyone: specifically for those who are potentially

in risk for depression, those who are experiencing depression and those who know
someone who might have or have depression.
WebMD: The audience was for anyone: specifically for those who are potentially in risk

for depression, those who are experiencing depression and those who know someone
who might have or have depression.
Differences:
Stated above.

Conclusion:
Restate: Although they address the same topic, the websites HelpGuide.org and WebMD used
different methods during their process.

Compare and Contrast Paragraph

(Use transitions to put all the parts together from the graphic organizer above)
Although they address the same topic, the websites HelpGuide.org and WebMD go about this in
different ways that result in reflections and shadows, similarities and differences.
There are many similarities between the two websites. In both articles, the author addresses the
article as an omniscient narrator and withdraws themselves completely from their topic, making it seem like
merely an article of facts without an author or bias. The audiences of both articles were anyone: specifically
for those who are potentially in risk for depression, those who are experiencing depression and those who
know someone who might have or have depression.
However, these two articles are still different in other aspects. The purpose of the author of
HelpGuide.org was to inform and explain to xir audience about depression, how to recognize it and some
treatments that are necessary while the purpose of WebMDs author was to inform and explain to xir
audience about different types of depression and specifically states the symptoms and treatments for each
type they identified. HelpGuide.org lists signs, treatments, etc. about depression and goes over each subject,
but WebMD goes a step further and informs their audience about more than just one type of depression,
including seasonal disorder, pospartum depression, bipolar disorder, etc.
These two articles address similar topics, and have the same point of view and audience. In contrast,
their purposes and depth are different. HelpGuide.org and WebMD poses similarities and differences that
make them unique in their own way.