Activity 8: Poetry: Comparison/Contrast Essay (GLEs: 02f, 06, 07, 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e, 15f, 17a, 17c, 17e, 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, 18f, 19, 22c, 27)
CC: Students will create a graphic organizer (Inspiration software) as a prewrite.
Each group can use Inspiration software or MS Word to create a Venn diagram to demonstrate the basics of comparing and contrasting.
Inspiration template - "Prewrite - Comparison/Contrast" Word template - "Prewrite - Comparison/Contrast"
CC: Students will explore the similarities and differences on the topic and construct a graphic organizer (e.g., Venn diagram/T-chart) illustrating this.
Use Inspiration software or MS Word to create a Venn diagram to explore the similarities and differences of the selected poems.
Inspiration template - "Poems - Comparison/Contrast" Word template - "Poems - Comparison/Contrast"
Additional Resources: Teacher to Teacher http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/1981.pdf The Five Paragraph Essay http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/
Graphic Organizer Venn diagram/T-chart http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic/ Venn diagram http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/ Idea Bank http://www.mcschools.net/mcs/idea_bank/MSWord/venn.html Graphic Organizers http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/
Software: Microsoft PowerPoint - Multimedia presentation Use a Venn diagram to note similarities and difference Idea Bank-Microsoft Word-Venn diagram http://www.mcschools.net/mcs/idea_bank/MSWord/venn.html Inspiration for pre-writing assignment Microsoft Word for paragraph writing and developing an Electronic Portfolio
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