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Curated OER

Spotlight on Photovoltaics and Fuel Cells

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students utilize Internet resources to uncover the pros and cons of two topics in alternative energy technology: photovoltaics and fuel cells. Students analyze the structure and function of each system to make observations about the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ESOL COnsumer Education

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the importance of saving money by shopping sales and reading advertisements. They share personal practices with comparison shopping to save money then complet "Shopping" activity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Grandma Tells A Story

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story with the teacher to reflect upon their own family history. The application of the story is when children create their own family tree and complete the questionaire.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Housing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students prepare for life on their own after graduation. They explore various types of housing available in the United States. Students study about caring for a home including how to resolve problems and repairs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Region, History, and the Novel: Is Resistance Futile?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a novel related to their geographical area and "Gone With The Wind". Using the first novel, they use the internet to research one aspect from it and relate it to their location today. They create a Hyperstudio or PowerPoint...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math and Cinderella

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils trace their feet and them compare the different sizes of classmates. They construct a bar graph showing the results of their classmates' feet size. They discuss what kinds of conclusions can be drawn from their observations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adult Roles and Responsibilities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore goods and services. In this money management instructional activity, students pick a $100.00 item they would like to buy and they use the internet to research that specific topic. With their research they answer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Craters!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the formation of craters. In this craters lesson, 8th graders discover the various energies involved in the formation of a crater, where you can find a crater in the Solar System, and observations of craters on the...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparison and Contrast Essays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Comparison and Contrast

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Grammarly Handbook resource provides examples of paragraphs that are arranged by the comparison and contrast organizational structure.
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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Comparison and Contrast Text Structure

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A reference article showing reading strategies to understand text structure of comparison and contrast.
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Activity
Other

Lcc: Comparison and Contrast: Culture Capsules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides links to eight comparison and contrast essays written by English as a Second Language (ESL) students. Each essay involves comparing and contrasting two different cultures or specific aspects in those cultures.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Voice Building Poetry Lesson: Comparison & Contrast Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students examine multiple mentor texts to help drive them toward the final persuasive writing assignment: comparison and contrast poems written from a parent and a child's perspective. A short story, two poems, and a song...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Lit and Comp: Poetry: Comparison/contrast Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on writing an effective comparison and contrast essay. It explains and provides examples of the two methods of comparisons: point-by-point and item-by-item. It provides links to a comparison/contrast tutorial,...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Compare/contrast Essay Help Sheet" [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
This is the 2-page PDF "Compare/Contrast Essay Help Sheet" which features an explanation of the three methods of comparison and contrast and a list of transition words that compare/contrast.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Nonfiction: Comparison/contrast Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to write a nonfiction comparison/contrast paper including the reasons for writing them and the three organizational strategies. It features links to transition words, graphic organizers, Venn diagrams,...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparison and Contrast Transition Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over comparison and contrast transition words.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparison and Contrast Transition Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over comparison and contrast transition words.
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Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparing and Contrasting Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on writing a comparison and contrast paper for both literary texts and informational texts. It offers a YouTube video about writing a synthesis paper using either a point by point or a source by source arrangement....
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Comparing and Contrasting: Picturing an Organizational Pattern

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for two 50-minute lessons that teach about the comparison/contrast organizational pattern. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as...
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: 3rd Grade: Using Compare and Contrast Keywords: Lesson 1

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] With this lesson plan, teachers can help students increase their understanding of what they read through the use of key words that compare and contrast.
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Professional Doc
University of North Carolina

Unc: Writing Center: Comparing and Contrasting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This handout will help to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay Through Modeling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that teach young scholars how to write comparison contrast essays after modeling the form to them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Compare and Contrast Example 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This three-page essay provides an example of an comparison/contrast essay. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.

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