Compare and Contrast Paragraphs

How many paragraphs is the entire compare contrast essay going to be?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How should the information within a body paragraph be organized?

• topic sentence, similarities, differences, closing sentence

• topic sentence, differences, transition sentence, similarities, closing sentence

• topic sentence, similarities, transition sentence, differences, closing sentence

• topic sentence, transition sentence, similarities, transition sentence, differences, closing sentence

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What information needs to be included in the topic and closing sentences of the body paragraphs?

• two subjects, words similar and different, and a point of comparison

• words middle school, point of comparison, and two subjects

• one subject, words similar and different, and two points of comparison

• two subjects, words middle school, words similar and different

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why must you elaborate each similarity and each difference?

• makes writing more interesting

• makes writing easier to understand

• makes the writer's hand hurt

• makes the reader's eyes sore

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Where should the transition sentence be within the body paragraphs?

• first sentence

• between each sentence

• last sentence

• between the similarities and differences

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the purpose of the transition sentence within the body paragraphs?

• helps create coherence - the reader can easily read each similarity and its explanation

• creates confusion - the reader struggles to understand the similarities and differences within the paragraph

• helps create coherence - the reader can easily move from the similarities being compared to the differences being contrasted

• the reader can easily determine the topic of the next paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A point by point comparison...

• has one paragraph that focuses on the similarities while the following focuses on the differences

• the first paragraph focuses on one subject while the following focuses on another

• each paragraph focuses on one point of comparison (similarities or differences)

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which organizational style does the following outline represent?
Paragraph 1 - a comparison of how Grimm's Cinderella and Cinderellas from around the world are saved from a life of slavery
Paragraph 2 - a comparison of how Grimm's Cinderella and Cinderellas from around the world are especially kind to others

• Block Method

• Subject to Subject Method

• Point by Point Method

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3