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Curriculum Associates: Comparing and Contrasting Texts [Pdf]
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.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Prose Constructed Response Organizer [Pdf]
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.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Informational Text: Compare and Contrast Authors' Presentations
Learn how informational text can be written from different points of view. Includes model texts with practice exercises.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Compare and Contrast Map
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.