Stop back this week for a Compare and Contrast FREEBIE! This past week, my kids each chose their own topics for a compare and contrast essay. And my prediction is my kiddos will pick this up quickly. This last month, that is what we will be focusing on – details and descriptions. The stumbling block here is a need to choose among compare and contrast. However, most school children and college students feel puzzled when assigned to develop a comparison essay and think is homework harmful or helpful. In our daily life, we often compare things to make the right decision. Can’t help it.) to get them to add interesting words and descriptive details into their writing because they already understand how the format of a paper works. 85 Inspirational Compare and Contrast Essay Topics. It will then be EASY CHEESY lemon-squeezy (Sorry…I teach first grade. Give them the basic understanding of an essay first. “Write in complete sentences.” “Remember your capitals and periods.” “Don’t forget to use adjectives – I need lots of describing words!” “Make your topic sentence really snazzy!” Well, people, I’ve found that cramming all of those writing concepts into our kids at once only causes our kids to be self-conscious about their writing skills. So often, I think as teachers, we try to push a ton of writing concepts into their heads at one time. They have the tools and the knowledge to write paragraph after paragraph because I first focused on format and content and NOT conventions and details.Īre they the most spectacular, interesting topic sentences you’ve ever read? NO. My students are amazing writers because they feel CONFIDENT about writing. Here is what I’ve learned from this whole writing process this year.
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