Book Vs. Movie: Writing a Compare and Contrast Opinion Essay
4.9 (351 reviews)Don’t judge a book by its movie! Students LOVE to watch the movie version of a book they have just read, which presents teachers with a valuable opportunity to teach compare-and-contrast/opinion writing. This complete resource will take your students through the entire process of writing a 5-paragr
- Grade
- Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 37
- Answer key
- Writing Samples and Rubric Included
- Teaching duration
- 3 Weeks
- Digital download
Description
Don’t judge a book by its movie! Students LOVE to watch the movie version of a book they have just read, which presents teachers with a valuable opportunity to teach compare-and-contrast/opinion writing.
This complete resource will take your students through the entire process of writing a 5-paragraph essay with 11 detailed lessons and supporting student planning pages.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. {Grades 4-8}
Lesson 1- Viewing the Movie, Venn Diagram
Lesson 2- Getting Started: Compare and Contrast
Lesson 3- Pre-Writing: Thinking About an Essay
Lesson 4- The “Meat”: Writing the Body of Your Essay
Lesson 5- Essential Component: Writing a Thesis Statement
Lesson 6- First Impression: Writing the Introduction to Your Essay
Lesson 7- It’s a Wrap!: Writing a Concluding Paragraph
Lesson 8- Familiarize Your Students with the Grading Rubric
Lesson 9- Putting It All Together: First Draft
Lesson 10- Self and Peer Editing
Lesson 11- Time to Publish and Assess
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Questions & Answers (9)
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Do you have an editable version of this? I'd like to translate it into Spanish for my ML students. Thanks.
Unfortunately, I am unable to provide an editable version of this resource because I created it using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
I tried to access the student sample but none of the links seem to work. Can you please fix that or send the link?
Sorry about that. All of the samples are in the PDF. However, I just corrected the hyperlinks so you can click on them to go right to the pages.
Are you ever going to make a digital version?
At this time we do not have plans for a digital version.
Hi-
I was just wondering if you've happened to make a digital copy of this? I have been making screenshots and turning into google slides, but was keeping my fingers crossed for a digital/editable option. :)
Thank you for reaching out! Unfortunately, we do not have a digital version of this resource.
Is there a digital version of this?
No, we do not have a digital version of this resource.
Hi,
I am really excited to use your product. However, I teach Spanish Dual Immersion and will be doing this assignment in Spanish. Is there any way I can edit the text in order to translate it to Spanish? Thank you!
Hi Adrienne, you are more than welcome to translate the resource for your personal use. Unfortunately, I don’t have an editable version of this resource since I created it in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
I just purchased this and love it. However, do you by chance have this in a digital format so that it can be assigned to the students through Google Classroom?
Hi Lisa! I don’t have a digital version for this, but you’re are more than welcome to use an annotation app (e.g., Notability) with the resource.
I can't open the links for each student sample. I would love to show the pre-made examples to my class since some of my class already read the Island of the Blue Dolphin.
Hi Kathleen.
Please make sure you are opening and printing the file from the latest version of Adobe Reader. If you are still having trouble, please contact TpT. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Contact
Is this aligned with the common core writing standards?
Hello! Yes it is.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. {Grades 4-8}
