Writing A Comparison / Contrast Paragraph Comparison shows similarities between persons‚ places‚ things‚ ideas‚ or situations. Contrast points out the differences between persons‚ places‚ things‚ ideas‚ or situations. Two Basic Methods for Organizing Comparison / Contrast Paragraphs Block Method 1. If you let A and B stand for the two things (subjects) being compared‚ then you can use the block method in which you tell all about A‚ then tell all about B. Thus you discuss A in a block and B
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and learned something new every game. I first started playing at the age of five on a little league team with seven of my best friends. We were inseparable. We practiced together‚ went to school together and all lived in the same neighborhood. We all aspired to one day win a state championship for our high school. Suddenly we didn’t come to the field expecting to win. We came to the field expecting to lay a whooping on someone‚ and more often than not that’s what ended up happening. Coming into junior
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racism‚ school funding‚ low-income family‚ structures and practices of the school system‚ family situations and support‚ and different culturals. Another reason is that not all students learn in the same ways and at different speeds. Some students need a longer period of time‚ more support‚ and differentiated instructional techniques in order to reach high standards. There are studies that show that children who go to Pre-School do better in Kindergarten and their behavior is better in school. When
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prior to the school integration of white and black children in the late 1950’s‚ the sight of a black child trying to gain an education was looked down upon in a white man’s society. It was considered “wrong” for people of the “white community” to associate with those of the “black community”. It was common for a black man to affiliated with a negative image. Taking this further‚ in the Brown vs. Board of Education case‚ Ms. Brown fought for her rights and a spot in the segregated school. The common
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author of “We Are Not Grizzly Bears” states “…transitioning to a vegan diet is [hard] work. Not because its unnatural‚ but because we’ve been taught differently our entire lives” (Source D). it is hard to stop old habits. How can you live one way every day of your life and one
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Depression. One paragraph in particular stands out from all the others. This paragraph shows the reality of what it was like to be in the Great Depression and the hard times people had to go through. The Great Depression was a horrible time in American history the government had money problems‚ people were losing their money or it was lost before they could even get to it. This paragraph has a lot of symbolism and imagery in a small body of words. Now‚ to analyze this paragraph “The man sitting
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Sample Persuasive Essay Prompt: The South Kitsap School District is instituting a no-tolerance ban on student cell phones and personal electronics while on campus during school hours. Write a persuasive essay supporting or opposing this new policy. Introductory paragraph Attention Grabber: Currently‚ over 90% of all American middle and high school students own either a cell phone or a personal MP3 player and a recent USA Today survey found that 98% of teenagers admit to using their cell
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prominently‚ no matter how harsh the terrain of your road becomes‚ just remember that you will pull through and be transformed for the better because of it. Now here I am in grade 10 with a tolerable grade average and a healthy attitude towards school and life in general. Although this journey had been difficult and even toilsome at times‚ I pulled through. One of the merits that I have acquired from my past experiences is strength. (I’m not referring to muscles‚ of which I have none). Strength
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Seven Types of Paragraph Development by Gerald Grow‚ PhD Division of Journalism Florida A&M University http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow/modes.html In their pursuit of clear‚ concise writing‚ journalism students sometimes develop the habit of writing everything in short‚ choppy paragraphs that are unrelated to one another. Reviewing any good high school writing handbook will remind you that considerable thought has been given to how longer paragraphs can be developed into well focused presentations
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Project: Five-Paragraph Essay Project: Thesis‚ Supporting Points‚ Outline To do well on a project you should be prepared to spend time over several days to do your best work. You should plan to apply yourself to your project‚ take a break from it‚ and come back several times to polish and refine your work. Your goal for this project is to complete some exercises about a prompt for a five-paragraph essay. The essay
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