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Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art: Compare/contrast ActivityMinneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art: Compare/contrast Activity
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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4th - 8th
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art: Compare/contrast

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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. Then students type a compare and contrast essay below the pictures and print it.

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CCSS: Adaptable

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compare and contrast, essay writing

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minneapolis institute of arts, comparing works of art

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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Common Core

RI.4.6 RI.5.5 RL.7.7 W.5.9.a RL.5.3 RI.6.9 RL.4.6 RI.4.5 RI.5.6

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