Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans

Links verified on 3/29/2011

1. Compare and Contrast Worksheets - free worksheets from TeAchnology
2. Comparison/Contrast Organizers - a large number of organizers are available for printing
3. Examples of Thinking Maps - presented as a way of comparing and contrasting
4. Exploring Compare and Contrast Structure in Expository Texts - [designed for grades 3-5] lesson plan from Read Write Think
5. Once Upon a Genre - Unit Plan - compare and contrast fairy tales
6. Picture This - a math lesson that focuses on compare-contrast using variations of shutter speed in photography
7. Teaching the Compare/Contrast Essay - Steps a teacher has used to teach the compare/contrast essay to regular classes of high school sophomores whose reading levels range from fourth to twelfth grade. Beside each step the teacher has made a few comments that may make things go more smoothly
8. Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay through Modeling - [designed for grades 3-5]lesson plan from Read Write Think
9. Using Graphic Organizers to Compare/Contrast - this five-page lesson plan includes student activities with graphic organizers
10. Writing a Compare and Contrast Paper - [designed for 5th grade] a lesson for 5th graders that using the example of comparing soccer and basketball, and providing directions for writing a compare-contrast paper