In our Common and Proper Nouns lesson plan, students learn what common and proper nouns are and how they differ. Students practice differentiating between common and proper nouns.
With our Common Greek/Latin Affixes and Roots lesson plan, students learn about common Greek and Latin affixes and roots, including what they can tell a reader about the meaning of a word.
In our Common Prefixes Spelling Patterns lesson plan, students learn some common prefixes and how they can change the meaning of words. Students also learn how to create a “prefix tree” to help them visualize how prefixes and the words they’re connected to are related.
Our Common Prefixes/Suffixes lesson plan teaches students about some common prefixes and suffixes and how they can use these to help figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words. Students practice identifying prefixes and suffixes and matching prefixes and suffixes to their definitions.
In our Communities lesson plan, students learn about how communities are formed and defined, some characteristics of various communities, and the three main types: urban, suburban, and rural. Students also learn related vocabulary as a part of this lesson.
In our Community Helpers lesson plan, students learn about various “community helpers” such as mail carriers, farmers, firemen, and more. Students learn what a number of community helpers do for a living and how their work has a positive impact on the communities they live in.
In our Commutative Property lesson plan, students learn what the commutative property is in mathematics for both addition and multiplication and how to use it. Students practice identifying problems that use the commutative property as a part of this lesson.
Our Comparatives/Superlatives lesson plan teaches students about comparative and superlative adjectives and how to properly use them. Students practice using these two types of adjectives in their own writing as well as identifying them in other people’s writing.
With our Compare and Contrast – Nonfiction lesson plan, students learn how to effectively compare and contrast nonfiction texts and how to identify things like first and secondhand accounts.
With our Compare and Contrast Characters’ Experiences lesson plan, students learn how to better identify, compare and contrast characters’ experiences. Students practice reading texts and completing Venn diagrams in order to compare and contrast.
The compare and contrast nonfiction text structure is a foundational type of text structure for nonfiction text. It will allow students to build to more complex structures such as problem and solution and cause and effect. Practice with comparing and contrasting in reading is also a valid reading skill and useful comprehension skill. Familiarity with this text structure will also be used on many higher level texts, and state and standardized tests, so this is a meaningful way to include test preparation while also working on building nonfiction reading skills.
Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Text Structure Lesson Plan Includes:
Full Teacher Guidelines with Creative Teaching Ideas
Instructional Content Pages about Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Text Structure
Hands-on homework activities giving students plenty of practice
Answer Keys
Common Core State Standards
Many Additional Links and Resources
Built for Grades 5-6 but can be adapted for other grade levels.
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In our Compare and Contrast Stories – Same Genre lesson plan, students learn strategies for comparing and contrasting stories that are in the same genre. Students also learn how to use Venn diagrams to help them with this process.
With our Compare Formal and Informal Language lesson plan, students learn about the differences between formal and informal English, how to identify them, and when to use them.
With our Compare Numbers in Scientific Notation lesson plan, students learn how to compare numbers in scientific notation using the greater than, less than, and equal to symbols, as well as how to write standard numbers in scientific notation.
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Clarendon Learning includes extensive, comprehensive, quality Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies lesson plans. The plans and content have been written by experienced educators and curriculum experts. They have been researched and reviewed for accuracy and efficiency and one of their best features—they can be used almost immediately with little preparation, allowing the busy educator more time to focus on the content of the lesson. A wide variety of topics are available in every subject area with specialized lesson plans for students in primary school, middle and upper Read more
