Looking for scaffolding to help middle school students write comparison and contrast paragraphs? The Nonfiction Paragraph Writing: Comparison and Contrast lesson teaches students a simple three-step process for writing a short informational or explanatory text using the nonfiction text structure: comparison and contrast. Students generate ideas, fill out a graphic organizer, and use a paragraph frame to compose a comparison and contrast paragraph.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 44 PowerPoint™ Slides including 21 editable slides with options for using a no-prep teacher model or creating your own writing model
• 2-page Nonfiction Paragraph Writing: Comparison and Contrast worksheet with graphic organizers and paragraph frames
• 4 Graphic Organizers for Comparison and Contrast, with and without labels
• 3 Paragraph Frames plus signal words & phrases for Comparison and Contrast
• Teacher’s Guide with detailed lesson plan, recommendations, and extension ideas
All student pages are in printable PDF format.

HOW IT WORKS
• The lesson begins with a review of the nonfiction text structure: comparison and contrast found in informational and explanatory texts.
• Next, through teacher modeling, students learn to brainstorm and select an idea, use a graphic organizer, and fill in a paragraph frame (or use a menu of signal words and phrases) to write a nonfiction text using the comparison and contrast text structure.
• Finally, students apply their learning as they complete the Nonfiction Paragraph Writing: Comparison and Contrast worksheet and the graphic organizer of their choice to compose their own comparison and contrast paragraph.

This lesson is designed for middle school students. CLICK HERE for the high school version.
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Looking for more Nonfiction Paragraph Writing lessons?
• Nonfiction Paragraph Writing: Description
• Nonfiction Paragraph Writing: Sequence or Chronological Order
• Nonfiction Paragraph Writing: Cause and Effect
• Nonfiction Paragraph Writing: Problem and Solution

❊ CLICK HERE for a FREE sample of the paragaph frames used in the Nonfiction Paragraph Writing lessons.
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RELATED RESOURCES
• Introduction to Nonfiction Text Structure: Comparison and Contrast
• Reading and Summarizing Nonfiction: Comparison and Contrast
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