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This is a packet designed to guide your students through the step by step process of writing a compare and contrast essay. It includes a sample essay. It also includes tasks to complete associated with the sample essay. These tasks help the students become aware of the phrases and structures associated with compare and contrast essays. The packet takes the students through all the steps in writing an essay. First, they choose a topic and organize their thoughts around it. Then, they learn how to

This is a great product that combines research with persuasive writing. It includes non-fiction text packets for five different regions of California: the southern coast, the central coast, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Central Valley and the Bay Area. These text packets are easy to read and include lots of colorful photographs. Your students pick a region of their choice. Then they can work alone, with a partner or group to research the natural features, cities, climate, natural resources, i

This student packet is a great writing activity to begin the school year. Your students partner up and interview each other. They then write a nonfiction article about each other. This packet takes your students step by step through the writing process. It begins by reading a sample nonfiction article written by a fourth grade student about her classmate and identifying its features.Your students will also learn how to find a focus, write an introduction and conclusion, revise and edit. This pac