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Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay through Modeling
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| Grades | 3 – 5 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 50-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
Largo, Florida |
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
- LCD Projector hooked to a computer with a word processor, or an overhead projector
- Word processor software
- General classroom supplies (pencils, paper, etc.)
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
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.
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.
PRINTOUTS
- Compare and Contrast Chart Graphic Organizer (optional)
- Comparison and Contrast Rubric (optional)
PREPARATION
- Set the projector up so that the teacher is facing the class and able to type the text (or write easily on the overhead) and the class is able to follow along.
- Familiarize yourself with the basic commands of the word processor on the computer that you're using.
- Test the Venn Diagram student interactive, Comparison and Contrast Guide, and Compare and Contrast Map on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.
- Prior to this lesson, students should have learned how to write introductions and conclusions. The ReadWriteThink lesson Leading to Great Places in the Elementary Classroom can be a useful resource for exploring introductory sentences.
- (optional) For background information on the compare and contrast essay format, see Literacy Education Online's Comparison/Contrast Essays.