Compare and Contrast Paragraphs

to identify differences in two or more items

• compare

• contrast

• analogy

• rhetoric

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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 type of words SHOULD you use to let the reader know you are switching to differences from similarities or switching from similarities to differences?

• nonsense words

• transition words

• sophisticated words

• specific words

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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 many paragraphs are you to have in your compare contrast essay?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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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 are the paragraphs organized in your compare contrast essay?

• body paragraph 1, body paragraph 2, opening paragraph, closing paragraph

• opening paragraph, closing paragraph, body paragraph 1, body paragraph 2

• opening paragraph, body paragraph 2, body paragraph 1, closing paragraph

• opening paragraph, body paragraph 1, body paragraph 2, closing paragraph

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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 should those 4 to 5 paragraphs consist of?

• Introduction
  body 
  conclusion

• Introduction
  Body - compare
  Body - contrast
  conclusion

• Body - compare
  Body - contrast

• Introduction
  Conclusion

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

On average, how many paragraphs should be written in a literary analysis essay that compares and contrasts ideas?

• 1 to 2 paragraphs

• 5 to 6 paragraphs

• 2 to 4 paragraphs

• 4 to 5 paragraphs

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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 text structure tells how things are alike and different?

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What text structure would a Venn Diagram go with?

• Description and List

• Cause and Effect

• Question and Answer

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• description

• compare & contrast

• sequence or chronological order

• problem & solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the primary purpose of a compare and contrast paragraph?

• To describe a single item in detail

• To show how two or more items are similar and different

• To narrate a sequence of events

• To persuade the reader to take a specific action

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3