#25 Compare and Contrast - Thanksgiving Articles - AMANDA BREWER | Library

Today we are going to be working on comparing and contrasting two things. 
Below, you will see a worksheet that will help you plan your paragraph. 
You will then have time to work on and draft. 

Please read the linked article. 

ARTICLE ONE:
https://newsela.com/read/lib-thanksgiving-food-origin/id/47595?preview_for=assignment

Please read the linked article. (You can use Google Read and Write to have it read for you)

ARTICLE TWO:
http://www.uaine.org/suppressed_speech.htm

1

What is the title of this article?

3

How is this article DIFFERENT than the other one?

3

1

What is the title of this article?

3

How is this article DIFFERENT than the other one?

3

How are the TWO article similar? What do they have in common?

3

PART 2:
Great job on the worksheet!
You will now spend time drafting a short paragraph. (yay!!) 

2

Sentence 1:
This is the introduction sentence. This is where you tell the reader of your writing what the paragraph is going to be about. Remember, your reader may have NO idea what the articles are about, so make sure you tell them (very briefly!).

Sentence Starter:
The two articles that I will be comparing and contrasting are...

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Sentence 2, 3, 4, and 5:
This is the BODY of the paragraph. This is where you are telling your opinions and sharing your thoughts about how the two articles are the same and different.

Below are sentence starters - you can pick which ones work best for you or use none!

Sentence Starters for sentences 2 and 3:
The article _____ is similar to the article _ because....
The article _ is different to the article _ because....

Sentence Starters for sentences 4 and 5:
I think that they show diffferences because ....
Something that I see that is the same is ......
I know that they are different because...
The similarities in the articles show me...
It is interesting that they are different because...

2

Sentence 5:
This is your conclusion sentence. This is the sentence that wraps up all that you have been talking about and reminds the reader WHY you are talking about it.

HINT: You are writing a compare and contrast paragraph...it might be good to remind your readers of that!

Sentence Starter:
To wrap up my paragraph, ...
In conclusion...