Comparing and Contrasting Teachers
March 11, 2013 | Posted in: Homework Assignments, Learning Resources
Mickey Mouse loves this kind of graphic organizer!
Over the past few weeks, we have worked on comparing and contrasting. Venn diagrams are hardly new for students, and the skill of classifying ideas, details, objects, or properties into categories is something that the kids will need throughout their lives.
Our focus today was on creating an organized venn diagram. We broke the process down into five steps.
ONE – List all your ideas in the venn diagram. All of ’em!
TWO – Look for matching types of information on both sections, such as favorite foods, professions, character traits, etc. By organizing your information into these pairs, it is easier for to write a clear paragraph later on!
THREE – Look for information that gives valuable insight into the two things being compared. For example, when comparing two people, skip the basic things like “boy” or “girl” in favor of more thoughtful details, like “honest” and “deceitful.”
These first three steps are helpful because you will have your content carefully organized. When you begin to synthesize the information in a written response…
FOUR – Keep your writing organized. Start with differences and then explain the similarities, or vice versa. But don’t jump back and forth as ideas come to mind. Be organized!
FIVE – Be sure to use plenty of supportive evidence. Don’t just say Character A is honest and Character B is deceitful. Rather, explain WHY each character deserves those traits.
With all this in mind, here is your homework for tonight. It can be printed and returned, or, if you don’t have access to a printer, you can email the file to me to print.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE HOMEWORK!
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1213-4
March 11, 2013
You’re all going to giggle!(Like NAVAL oranges) 🙂
1213-4
March 11, 2013
Well,maybe.
1213-17
March 11, 2013
what are we typing about???
1213-21
March 11, 2013
I guess he is talking about his homework #17
1213-10
March 11, 2013
hi
1213-21
March 11, 2013
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1213-16
March 12, 2013
What are you doing?
1213-4
March 13, 2013
I dunno. 🙂 🙂 🙂