Compare Contrast Essay

What kind of writing is the compare contrast essay?

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

• persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

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

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What should be the last sentence in the introduction paragraph?

• thesis statement

• topic sentence

• closing sentence

• transition sentence

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2F

What is the purpose of the thesis statement

(more than one answer is possible)

• hooks the reader to want to read more

• states the action the writer wants the reader to take

• lets the reader know what information he/she will read and in which order it will be written

• gives the writer a focus to maintain throughout the essay

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2A

How should the information within a body paragraphs be organized?

• topic sentence, similarities, differences, closing sentence

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

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

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

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

• two subjects, words similar or 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

What does elaborate or elaboration mean?

• to make something fancy

• to talk more

• to add more details, explanations, examples

• to add an accessory to an outfit

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why must you elaborate each similarity and each difference?

(more than one possible answer)

• 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

Where should the transition sentence be within the body paragraphs?

• first sentence

• between each sentence

• last sentence

• between the similarities and differences

Tags

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.RI.8.5

CCSS.W.8.1C

CCSS.W.8.2C