LESSON#20 - Compare-and-Contrast Essay

  • LESSON#20 - Compare-and-Contrast Essay

    Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to

    (1) brainstorm and organize a well-developed compare-and-contrast essay

    (2) thoughtfully express your feelings in a Portfolio reflection titled, I'M STILL STANDING


    • Song Lyrics: ONLY THE YOUNG by Taylor Swift Glossary

      ONLY THE YOUNG by Taylor Swift

      It keeps me awake
      The look on your face
      The moment you heard the news.
      You're screaming inside
      And frozen in time
      You did all that you could do.
      The game was rigged, the ref got tricked
      The wrong ones think they're right.
      You were outnumbered, this time.

       

      But only the young
      Only the young
      Only the young
      Only the young can run
      Can run, so run
      And run, and run.

       

      So every day now
      You brace for the sound
      You've only heard on TV
      You go to class, scared
      Wondering where

      The best hiding spot would be,
      and the big bad man and his big bad clan
      Their hands are stained with red
      Oh, how quickly, they forget

      They aren't gonna help us
      Too busy helping themselves
      They aren't gonna change this
      We gotta do it ourselves
      They think that it's over
      But it's just begun

       

      Only one thing can save us
      Only the young (only the young)
      Only the young (only the young)
      Only the young (only the young)
      Only the young

      Only the young (only the young)
      Only the young (only the young)
      Only the young (only the young)
      Only the young
      Only the young (only the young)


      Don't say you're too tired to fight
      It's just a matter of time
      Up there's the finish line.


      Only the young
      Can run

      Don't say you're too tired to fight
      It's just a matter of time (can run)
      Up there's the finish line
      So run, and run, and run
      Don't say you're too tired to fight
      It's just a matter of time (so run)
      Up there's the finish line
      And run, and run, and run

      Only the young
      Only the young
      Only the young

       

       

      Songwriters: Joel Little / Taylor Swift

      Only The Young lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

    • WARMER SONG: ONLY THE YOUNG Lesson

    • Lesson: What is a Compare-and-Contrast Essay? Assignment

      BRAINSTORM METHODS: Venn Diagrams and Column Charts. Download the document

    • ACTIVITY 20.1: Writing a Compare-and-Contrast Essay Lesson

      https://www.eapfoundation.com/writing/essays/candc/

      In the next Activity [20.1] you will choose one topic to compare and contrast from a list or several titles.

      Use either the Venn Diagram or the Column Chart to brainstorm three [3] similarities and three [3] differences for the topic you have chosen.

    • ACTIVITY #20.2: Your Compare-and-Contrast Essay Assignment

      OLC40: “OF LEARNING” Assessment

      Wednesday, November 23

      Write a Compare and Contrast Essay

      Step 1: Outline Due Friday, Nov 25   (use either a Venn Diagram or Column Method)  after receiving Peer Feedback 

      Step 2: First Draft due Sunday, Nov. 27                                       (approximately 250 words, double-spaced).                                                                 

      Step 3: Final Essay due Tuesday, Nov. 29 (approximately 500 words, double-spaced

      CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

      • Summer season vs. Winter season (HENRY)
      • Autumn vs Spring (HAYDEN)
      • Parenting vs Child Free (JIM)
      • Love vs Friendship (MANTIN)
      • Your character vs your parents’ character (NANCY)
      • Science vs Arts (LEON & ARTHUR)
      • Homeschooling (RACHEL & CHRISTY)
      • Meat Eating vs Vegetarianism (DAVID & GENEVIEVE)
      • Remote vs In Class (JESSICA & SHMILY)
      YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD THIS INFORMATION AND THE BRAINSTORMING DOCUMENT HERE.

    • ACTIVITY #20.3: Built for the Water Assignment

      What do whales and boats have in common? 

      This reading demonstrates how compare-and-contrast facts are often used in texts. In this case, the author is comparing a marine mammal with a human-made boat.

    • Asynchronous Activity #20.4: A SLAVE AMONG SLAVES (reading comprehension) Assignment

      Download and read the text A SLAVE AMONG SLAVES and answer the multiple-choice questions that follow

    • Asynchronous Activity #20.5: A Graphic Text about "Early Inventions" Assignment

      Read to graphic text and answer the comprehension questions that follow. How quickly can you scan and skim the questions and the text to answer the six multiple-choice questions without any errors?

    • HOMEWORK: Post in Your Portfolio Assignment

      This assignment is for your PORTFOLIO only. Don't post on Moodle

      Taylor Swift's song suggests that some young children, teenagers and young adults are taking action to make changes in the world. What do you or can you do?

      Write a reflection (100 words +) with the title: ONLY THE YOUNG as it applies to how you feel you could make the world a better place.



    • EXIT CARD: Assignment

      Please complete before you sign-out of the class.

      THE TEACHER IS MARKING !!!!!