This directly meets the writing standard where students must write to compare and contrast.

4.2.2.2 - Write to compare and contrast personal perspectives and identities to those of a character in a literary text or a human subject in an informational text.

You have two options in this Unit on the subject your students can compare and contrast with.

Option one is fiction - it pairs with the book Saturdays and Teacakes. A fantastic book that any student, any age, any background or culture would be able to compare and contrast to.

Option two is nonfiction - it pairs with the nonfiction reading that is part of this unit about Mikaila Ulmer - a young and successful inventor of a lemonade product where some of the profit goes to help the bees.

Inside the bundle you will find:

- A comprehensive Powerpoint that walks through each sentence, of each paragraph step by step.

- A rough draft outline that is printable for all students to use as their first draft. This follows the PowerPoint word for word.

- A Venn diagram that allows students to take notes when comparing with either of the two texts.

- The Nonfiction passage about young inventor Mikaila Ulmer.

- A rubric to help with grading of the essay.