Compare Contrast Writing Grade 11

Catherine D’AoustTAH

April 3, 2012

OutcomesStandards for Compare and Contrast Writing

Organizational Types of Compare Contrast Writing

Graphic Organizers for Compare Contrast Writing

Language aids for Compare Contrast Writing

EL adaptations for Compare Contrast Writing

Text StructuresThe way that an author organizes text to make meaning.

ª An author may use one or a combination of text structures within one text.

See chart

Text StructuresText Structures are not genres – they are used within a variety of genres.

Authors choose text structures based on their writing goals.

Text Structures and Genres

Sample Genres

Narration

Exposition

* explanation

* interpretation

- Persuasion

Purposes for UsingCompare Contrast

Samples within your classrooms

Purpose and BloomBloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain

Components of Compare Contrast

Topics

AttributesCategory/categoriesSpecific attributes

Claim/Interpretation

Sample Graphic Organizers

Venn Diagram

Double Bubble

T Chart

Compare Contrast with Attributes

Attributes Chart

Backwards MappingWhy are you having students compare and contrast?

What level of thinking are you asking students to reach?

What will be the final evidence or product for the comparison/contrast?

What components will you provide?

Civil Liberties and Vietnam

Possible comparison and contrasts

Civil Liberties and Vietnam

Backwards Mapping

- product

- thinking level

- prompt and/or directions

Sample Writing PromptWrite an analytic essay in which you interpret the president’s “right” to act beyond his power. Compare and contrast Abe Lincoln and Richard Nixon use of this power and its consequences. Conclude with your position regarding this “power.”

Your turnCreate a sample assignment based on today’s historical topic, using compare/contrast.

Organizational Structures

Decide on the organizational structure

Subject by Subject

Point by Point

Create your “working” thesis statement.

Reading Standard Grade 5Key Ideas and Details

1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

Subject by SubjectIntroduction

Say everything you are going to say about the first subject.Write a separate paragraph for each

criteria.

Say everything you are going to say about the second subject.

Concluding paragraph that ties the different points together.

Text StructureSubject by Subject

Introduction

2 or 3 paragraphs about subject 1

2 or 3 paragraphs about subject 2

Concluding paragraph that ties the different points together.

Point by PointIntroduction

Talk about one criteria/attribute at a time for each item before moving to the next criteria/attribute .

Saves best point about the difference for last.

Text StructurePoint by Point

Paragraph 1 - Introduction

Paragraph 2 – Talks about attribute one for subjects 1 and 2

Paragraph 3 - Talks about attribute two for subjects 1 and 2

Paragraph 4 - Talks about attribute three for subjects 1 and 2

Concluding paragraph