Graphic Organizer:
Graphic Organizer There are MANY graphic organizers you can use to help organize your writing.
Venn Diagrams:
Venn Diagrams Good way to show similarities and differences.
Organizing Writing when Comparing:
My Mother Born in L.A. Parents are from Louisiana - Creole 70 years old MA Education Loves to read and cook Dark skinned and short Parents died when she was very young Had 3 children Married at a young age Live now in California My Father Born in Louisiana 73 years old Fair skinned – looks white Never went to college Parents died recently when he was in his 70s Loves horses and water sports Married at a young age Had 3 children Lives in California Family is Creole Organizing Writing when Comparing
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Both Creole Have 3 children Live in C.A Married young .
Use a Venn Diagram to Organize a Paragraph about your Parents: :
Use a Venn Diagram to Organize a Paragraph about your Parents: How are or were your mother and father different from each other? How are or were your mother and father similar to each other? Different Different S I M I L A R
Assignment::
Assignment: Use a Venn diagram to organize the differences and similarities between your parents. Using the Venn diagram, write one paragraph about your parents. Include at least two similarities and 2 differences in your paragraph. Be sure to add an introduction sentence and a conclusion. Please turn both your Venn diagram and paragraph in for full credit.