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DVHS Continuous School Improvement
Purpose: Improve Reading & Writing SkillsGOAL #1/#2 SęėĆęĊČĞ: CĔėĊ SĎĝ:
CĔĒĕĆėĎĘĔē/CĔēęėĆĘę
Updated 12/01/17
PčĆĘĊ FĔĚė
Phase Four—Comparison Contrast Writing Framework
Download the compare and contrast templates to handout them out to your students:
 Phase One: Phase_One‐CompareContrast_Description_Template.pdf
 Phase Two: Phase_Two_CompareContrast_TopHat.pdf
 Phase Three: Phase_Three_Organizing_a_Comparison.pdf
 Phase Four: Phase_Four_ .pdf
Some Transitional Words and Phrases for Comparison Writing Alike Although But Compared with
Different from
Either . . . or
Conversely
Have in common
However
In contrast to
Less than More than
Neither . . . nor
Ironically
Nonetheless
Not only . . . but also
On the other hand
Similar to
Unlike While Yet
to work with the language of comparison/contrast. It includes many more transitional words and
phrases divided by category and a short quiz for students.
Here is another resource that your students may ϐind useful: http://www.smart‐words.org/linking‐
words/linking‐words.pdf
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