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Curriculum Associates: Comparing and Contrasting Texts [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
In these activities, students are asked to compare and contrast two versions of each event with two pieces of writing that are about the same topic. Teaching notes with answer keys are provided as well.
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Activity
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Prose Constructed Response Organizer [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This resource provides a downloadable graphic organizer designed for preparing a constructed response that must compare two sources that make the same claim: two articles or an article and a video.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Informational Text: Compare and Contrast Authors' Presentations

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Learn how informational text can be written from different points of view. Includes model texts with practice exercises.
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Compare and Contrast Map

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this graphic organizer to compare or contrast ideas, things, or texts. This is a great cross-curricular tool to use for both reading strategies and prewriting.