Writing Instruction

WRITING INSTRUCTION - GRADE 6

Compare-Contrast Rubric 6th Grade.pdf
 6th Gr. Prompt Template Compare-Contrast.pdf
 Compare-Contrast Sample.pdf
Compare/Contrast Web Links:
• Great Source iWrite Compare/Contrast
http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_comp_cont.html

• Holt Online Writing Assessment (requires User Name and Password-
you can register by providing the ISBN for your Holt 6th grade text: 0030573637
http://my.hrw.com/hos/hos_prmpt_type_menu.jsp

• Links to other Compare/Contrast Resources
http://www.literacymatters.org/content/text/compare.htm
         
• Lesson Plans: Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay through Modeling
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=275
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/compcontrast/
http://readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson275/compcon_chart.pdf
http://readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson275/compcon_rubric.pdf
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=33
 
• Lesson Plan: Examining Plot Conflict through a Comparison/Contrast Essay
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view_printer_friendly.asp?id=802
 
• Lesson Plan: Alike or Different--You Be the Judge!
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Lessons/1165.htm

• Lesson Plans: Teaching the Compare/Contrast Essay
http://712educators.about.com/cs/writingessays/a/comparecontrast.htm
http://712educators.about.com/cs/writingessays/l/blcompareessay.htm
 
• Teacher Resource: Compare/Contrast Essay Writing
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/CompAnalysis.html

• Compare/Contrast Lesson for 5th Grade
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/compare_contrast.html

• Comparison/Contrast: Showing Relationships
http://www.cerritos.edu/fquaas/resources/comparison.htm

• Compare/Contrast Homework Starter
http://encarta.msn.com/sidebar_701509749/Compare_and_Contrast_Essay.html

• Prentice Hall Rubric for Compare-Contrast
http://www.psdri.net/WEBS/ms_britland/comparison%20rubric.htm

• Compare/Contrast Student Writing Samples
http://timeforkids.com/TFK/media/hh/pdfs/samplepapers/comparecontrast_sample.pdf
http://yadim.cukurova.edu.tr/Exams/COMPARISON%20&%20CONTRAST.pdf
http://library.thinkquest.org/10888/cchs.html
http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/wi-ifonly.htm

• 6+1 Traits® Scoring Guides (5-point rubrics)
http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/pdfRubrics/6plus1traits.PDF