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Read Write Think: Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay Through Modeling Lesson PlanRead Write Think: Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay Through Modeling Lesson Plan
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2nd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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Read Write Think: Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay Through Modeling

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Contains plans for three lessons that teach young scholars how to write comparison contrast essays after modeling the form to them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

compare and contrast

Additional Tags

compare & contrast, compare and contrast essay, compare contrast, compare contrast essay, compare-contrast essay form, comparison and contrast, comparison contrast essay, comparison essay, compare contrast organizational pattern, comparison-contrast essays, comparison/contrast, comparison/contrast essay, ncte, readwritethink

Classroom Considerations

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

Common Core

RI.4.6 RI.2.9 RL.4.6 RL.2.9 RL.3.9 RI.5.6

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