Paragraph 3 Comparison and Contrast Paragraph

Prewriting

1. DQ: Which makes a better story fiction or non-fiction?

2. What do I already know about Brian and Donn? (notes only no sentences)

1.____Lost________________________________________________

Details: Details:

H: he got in a plane crash LT. on a hike up a mountain

The pilot had a heart attack got separated from his friend

2._________Alone___________________________________________

Details: Details:

Pilot died got separated from his friend in a storm

No friends lost his dad

No family couldnt find his friend

Similarities Compare

3._____________________Bear_______________________________

Details: Details:

Bear didnt move but ran away bear didnt bother him

1.____________time alone________________________________________

Details: Details:

Nine days

2.___________________non-fiction to fiction_________________________________

Details: Details:

Hatchet fiction Lost Trail non fiction

3.__________________survival plan__________________________________

Details: Details:

Stayed in one place kept moving

Differences - Contrast

54 days

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3. What do I need to know?

Do not use complete sentences and do not reopen your internet.

Add any additional notes that you need.

Drafting (Select the prewriting ideas you want to use. Use your stylus and

number them in the order that you want to use them. Put each idea in its own

sentence. Have at least 7 sentences.)

1. Brian and Donn were alone

2. Brian got into a plane crash when the pilot had a heart attack

3. Donn was on a mountain and left his friends and family during a storm

4. They both had some time alone, but there was a big differens on that

time that they were alone

5. Brian was alone for about 54 days

6. But Donn was only alone for 9.

7. Their survival plans were different too

8. Brian chose to stay in one place

9. But Donn just kept moving.

Revising (Copy and paste your drafting sentences. Keep them as a numbered list.

1. Now, work on making a sandwich revise your sentences that will be your

introduction and conclusion.

2. Be sure in the body sentences that you have lots of specific detail. Add material

as needed.

3. Make your first word in each sentence red. (Check to see that you use a variety

of sentence starters and use comparison/contrast transitions.)

4. Remember that you must have at least one of each type of sentence. Mark

them. (interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, declarative)

Interdiction: In literature class, we have read two books, one is non-

fiction, and one is fiction.

Hatchet is fiction and Lost Trail is non-fiction.

The main character of Hatchet is Brian, and the main character of Lost

Trail is Donn.

1. Brian and Donn were completely alone in different places.

2. When Brian was on his way to visit his dad, he got into a plane crash

when the pilot had a heart attack!

3. He landed in the Canadian woods.

4. However, Donn was on Mt. Katadhin when he left his friends and

family during a storm.

5. They both spent different times alone.

6. Brian was alone for about fifty-four days and Donn was alone for nine.

7. Their survival plans were different too.

8. Brian chose to stay in one place but Donn just kept moving.

In conclusion, I like Hatchet better because the author wrote it with a

lot more detail.

If you have read both books, which one do you like better?

Editing (Check the following after you have done it.)

_____ Select and run spell check and grammar check on revising sentences.

Evaluating (Check the following after you have done it.)

_____Read aloud to a partner.

_____ Have your partner read your sentences back to you.

_____ Have your partner comment on the following. Revise as they give

you feedback.

Did you answer the driving question?

Have you made a sandwich?

Do your details catch the interest of the reader?

Is your summary easy to follow?

Does your writing sound like you? Did you use words that you normally would use? Is your writing easy to read? (check long sentences and awkward sentences)

Publishing (Copy and paste your revised sentences in this space. Then, put your sentences into a paragraph. Please double space. Indent first line. Be sure to center and capitalize your title.)

Lost Trail and Hatchet

In literature class, we have read two books, one is non-fiction, and one is

fiction. Hatchet is fiction and Lost Trail is non-fiction. The main character of

Hatchet is Brian, and the main character of Lost Trail is Donn. Brian and Donn

were completely alone in different places. When Brian was on his way to visit his

dad, he got into a plane crash when the pilot had a heart attack! He landed in the

Canadian woods. However, Donn was on Mt. Katadhin when he left his friends

and family during a storm. They both spent different times alone. Brian was alone

for about fifty-four days and Donn was alone for nine. Their survival plans were

different too. Brian chose to stay in one place but Donn just kept moving. In

conclusion, I like Hatchet better because the author wrote it with a lot more

detail. If you have read both books, which one do you like better?