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Comparing and Contrasting: Picturing an Organizational Pattern
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Two 50-minute sessions |
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Provo, Utah |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
The Compare & Contrast Map is an interactive graphic organizer that enables students to organize and outline their ideas for different kinds of comparison essays.
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically.
Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
The Comparison and Contrast Guide outlines the characteristics of the genre and provides direct instruction on the methods of organizing, gathering ideas, and writing comparison and contrast essays.
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Strategic Writing: The Writing Process and Beyond in the Secondary English Classroom
Dean introduces postprocess theory to high school English teachers in a practical, classroom-based way.

