Compare and Contrast Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer Frames and Handouts

Comparison and contrast paragraph writing support materials. Handouts, graphic organizers, writing frames and templates for students to be successful at writing paragraphs that compare and contrast. Includes how to write a comparison and contrast paragraph handout, organizing handout with the two methods of alternating and dividing explained with examples, transition word list, sentence frame reference sheet, two Venn diagrams (with and without lines), a similarities and differences chart, comparison/contrast graphic organizer for story elements, scaffolded writing frames for comparing people or characters and books or movies, writing templates for alternating and dividing methods of organization, and teacher directions. Digital Resource and Printable: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools, Assign it online in Google Classroom or any LMS. Select the pages you want and add your own directions or notes. Helpful for remote teaching. 32 total pages including 15 digital Easel Activity pages. Please see full preview.

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Common Core State Standards

CCSS RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSSRL.6.7 Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
CCSSRL.7.7 Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
CCSSRL.8.5 Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
CCSSRI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
CCSSW.5.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSSW.5.9a Apply grade 5 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or a drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., how characters interact]”).
CCSSCCRA.R.9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

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