Linking Phrases

To say the texts are similar:

• Similarly
• In the same way / In much the same way
• In ______, we also see ___________
• These characters react in the same way, both __________ because _____
• These characters react similarly but for completely different reasons….
• Both texts reveal that __________
• This is also obvious in ________ when _______, just like ____ decides __________
• We also see this in ________
• Likewise, in __________
• This is mirrored in _________
• The two texts share a similarity in that __________

To point out differences

• By contrast, in _________
• In a different way ________
• The opposite is seen in _________
• Unlike _________
• A completely different situation is clear in _________
• In direct contrast to this, in _________, _________
• The reverse is true in ________
• Nothing like this is evident in _________ because they don’t value _______
• These two texts could not be more different, particularly in thier outlook on _________
• This is very different to ___________
• This is somewhat different to _______

Here’s another list of linking phrases: http://jamietuohy.com/2012/04/12/essential-words-for-the-comparative-question-jamie-tuohy/