comparative analysis

Revised: Oct. 18, 2014.

The inspiration for this module comes from a module written in the fall of 2011 by 5th grade teachers at Wakulla County Schools, FL, titled: Patriot or Loyalist: Whose Point of View?

During the time in the 1770's leading up to the Revolutionary War...

Compare and contrast how multiple types of media portrayed a current event, analyzing how words, or sounds, and still or moving images are used in each medium.  The literary essay should be between 3-5 pages (5-8 paragraphs).

Essential questions:

1. Why is it important to seek
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In partners, students will use their knowledge of numbers, counting and 2-D shapes to prepare and share trail mix.  They will draw a label for their mix that shows they understand the shapes of the ingredients (circle, square, rectangle, and triangle). They will compare the amounts of...

This module asks 9th and 10th grade students to read two famous speeches regarding the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy. Students are challenged to closely analyze these speeches in terms of language structure and democratic ideals.

The instructional sequence in this...