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Write a fully developed compare/contrast essay, citing evidence to support your thinking and using strong word choice. The essay should include the POV for each text.

This is where your judgment comes in—students can continue to compare/contrast fairy tales or the genre you’re studying. They can compare and contrast different literature—see Week 3—or anything that fits your unit and your students’ needs. Another option is to compare and contrast the POV of different characters within the same text.

Remember: Only use student writing that shows what kids are doing well. If you use a piece from a student in your class to show areas that need to have work, you will end up embarrassing the student (and losing the trust of the class) and students will stop taking risks. Notice, however, that the student writing in this book retains misspellings, grammar glitches, and the like, because I believe it’s all right to showcase a minimal amount of mechanical errors.