How should I start off my compare and contrast essay on Japan schools vs my school? -

I m writing a compare/contrast essay on Japan school vs. my school and I don t know how to start it out. Help please?

okay well its an essay right so you gotta use the sandwich rule introduce topic in introductory paragraph present three ideas you want to compare/contrast -- let them be broad ie: curriculum, hours, strictness. thesis, tie your entire essay into one sentence 2nd para expand on first comparison - tell both side of the story. 3rd para expand on 2nd comparison/contrast - tell both side of the story. 4th para expand on 3rd comparison/contrast - tell both side of the story. concluding paragraph restate the three major comparison/contrasts restate thesis.

Start by making lists. What are some great things about your school (not lunch silly, but real things like text books, homework amount, teachers, size of classroom, seating in classroom, ability to speak one s opinion when asked by teacher). Then make a list of things you do not like. Find the similarities then find the differences. Then start doing research on what school is like for Japanese kids. Maybe even find a Japanese student online and give them your lists, see what they think about it. There are books on education systems in other countries that you can look at.

Japan believes in a tracking system. At a very early age children are tracked into several different catagories. Only the best and brightest go to college. This is why Japan beats the US on tests. They only test their best. We test everyone.

Your introduction — like the five-paragraph-essay, should open generally with an attention getter (with a quotation, anecdote, generalization), and lead into the thesis statement.