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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Compare and Contrast Papers: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a comparison contrast paper.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparison Papers: Key Elements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in comparison contrast papers.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparison Papers: Thesis: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for a comparison contrast paper. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Comparison Papers: Thesis."
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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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Other

Wisewire: Grade 7 Playlist: Historical and Literary Comparisons

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will learn how to compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history. Included are lesson...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Responding to Comparison/contrast: The Sketch N Write [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a PDF lesson. After studying vocabulary words or concepts that have similarities and differences, students create a two-sided Sketch-n-Write for two or more words (or concepts). On the right-hand side of the Sketch-n-Write...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Story Writing With Arthur

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This series of 12 downloadable activities teach students some basics of story writing, using books or videos from the PBS "Arthur" series as a springboard. Activities include creating story maps, asking questions about characters and...
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Article
Cengage Learning

Themes, Perspectives and Issues/edwin Arlington Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
In depth site including comparisons, contrasts, form, style and artistic conventions. Great research site!
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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
Other

Drew University: Resources for Writers Comparison Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Sections of this site include key features of the comparison essay, comparisons in daily life, formulating a thesis, preparing to write, and organizing a comparison essay. The site also includes a paragraph of caution when writing about...
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Compare and Contrast Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces comparison/contrast papers.
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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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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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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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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Compare and Contrast Lesson: "I Used to Be, but Now I" Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
After reading/listening to the picture book When I Was Five by Arthur Howard, students will compare themselves today to a time in their life when they were younger. After determining exactly how old you will be in your younger state and...
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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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Other

Santa Monica College: Compare or Contrast?

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a little help with choosing whether you are comparing or contrasting two objects? Here you'll find definitions and an interactive "quiz" which will let you try out your skills in choosing the correct word.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Conduct an Historical Comparison

For Students 9th - 10th
A current program encouraging the advancement of literacy in developing countries is compared and contrasted with philanthropic establishment of libraries throughout the world donated by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: English Bus: Measurement & Comparison

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Visit London and figure out things like bigger, smaller, empty, half full, and full.
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Graphic
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Comparison/contrast Feet [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
A graphic organizer where students write similarities on one foot and differences on the other.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Now & Then

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Gene Barretta's Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin this fantastic cross-curricular activity has students comparing or contrasting a particular topic of history with how things are in this day and age.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Sites Alive: Comparison of American Colonies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan focuses on comparing and contrasting the unique characteristics of the original thirteen American colonies.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Alike? Different? Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains numerous interactive activities. The flipchart introduces students to the concept of comparison and contrast, how it relates to real life, how it is used by authors, and signal...

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