What word has two syllables and means a ray of moonlight? If young readers guessed moonbeam, they are correct! With the Shakespeare in Love study guide, participants test their guessing skills in an exciting game of Shakespeare Taboo...

Compare and contrast your learners' traits to the characters in The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Éxupery. After they complete a Venn diagram comparing themselves to a peer, kids create a three-part Venn diagram to compare...

A good prompt is hard to find, especially ones that encourage application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of a text. Help is here in the form of a prompt list for George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four that offers essay topics that...

Was Puritan society governed as more of a theocracy or democracy? After comparing and contrasting a series of primary source documents, middle and high schoolers form small groups and debate the question.

Track the changes and developments in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis with a reading comprehension worksheet. Individuals copy important quotations from each of the book's three parts, record their...

In this Macbeth essay worksheet, students read the first two acts of Macbeth and then write a comparison essay of the acts. Students follow the given structure to complete the assignment.

With a nice description of what the standard means, an idea for a class activity, and a quiz with answers, this resource should deepen your (and your pupils') understanding of the targeted Common Core standard. The provided activity is...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Students choose two works of art from twenty-six choices available. Each work has a picture followed by brief factual information. Students compare and contrast the two works based on information presented with both words and pictures....

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.

A professional model of an essay which compares the coverage of different media. Titled "Reverberations," this essay written by two journalists deals with the different news coverages of the September 11th attacks on America. Requires...

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]

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...

The WritingDEN includes feature articles with associated words, sentences, and paragraphs to aid in the writing process. Interactive features include pronunciation guides and content quizzes. The Tips-o-matic section offers grammar...