Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 10Unit 1Lesson 5

Comparative close reading

Write a Comparative Thesis

Today: Compose a thesis that states both similarity and significant difference.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.What is shared?

  2. 2.What differs?

B

Learn

Write a Comparative Thesis

A comparative thesis must do more than announce two texts. It defines the relationship and explains why the comparison matters.

Name the shared concern, state the important difference in treatment, and attach an interpretive consequence.

Study the model

Although both texts examine X, A presents it as Y while B presents it as Z, revealing…

C

Read

Original PRA passage

Text A: A bell ends the village's workday. Text B: A bell begins the sailors' night watch.
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Write a Comparative Thesis

Grade 10Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.Draft a list-like thesis to improve. ELA-10-01-05-Q1

  2. 2.Add the functional difference. ELA-10-01-05-Q2

  3. 3.What larger idea might follow? ELA-10-01-05-Q3

  4. 4.Draft the full thesis. ELA-10-01-05-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Write a comparative thesis and a two-paragraph evidence plan.

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