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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Compare and Contrast Example 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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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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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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Essays for Exams

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This handout provides a comprehensive look at writing essays for exams including what a well-written answer to an essay exam question includes, a step-by-step decription of how to write an effective essay exam, an explanation of patterns...
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Comparison Contrast Essay

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
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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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Contemporary Nonfiction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is an introduction to contemporary nonfiction including the definition, types of nonfiction: biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, essays, speeches, and diaries, examples of authors and types, key terms, essential questions,...
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Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Grade 10: Comparing Play and Film [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent student model for tenth-graders of the comparison between a play and a film, this one for "A Streetcar Named Desire." Provides good writing style and structure, and also includes notations and helpful student aids for...
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Professional Writer's Models: Grade 9: Compare Play to Film

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF file presents a professional viewpoint on the play/film versions of "The Fantasticks" in a compare/contrast sense. Also includes questions for comprehension and understanding for students. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Handout
Other

Kim's Korner: Patterns of Organization

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This resource from Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk defines various patterns of text organization and provides a brief essay example of each pattern.