Young scholars write a compare and contrast essay. For this writing skills lesson, students learn about life in Japan through a video of a Japanese third grader. Young scholars use notes written on the video to write a...

Lesson plan designed for seventh graders. Young scholars write expository essays that include details, facts, and examples. Includes prewriting handouts, some example paragraphs, some example prompts, and a scoring guide.

Learn about two different ways to organize a compare and contrast essay and how each way looks in a paragraph breakdown.