Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can explain what a category of comparison is and why it is chosen first. (Guide: “Categories and like categories”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain the rule of like categories. (Guide: “Categories and like categories”; Practice question 2)
- I can describe point-by-point and block organisation and say when each suits. (Guide: “Two ways to organise”; Practice question 3)
- I can explain why a comparison must lead to a claim. (Guide: “Comparison must lead to a claim”; Practice question 5)
Skills
- I can identify the category of comparison and the objects in a passage. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 1)
- I can describe the effect of a contrast in a published text. (Guide: “Comparison in a published text”; Practice question 4)
- I can repair a comparison that uses unlike categories. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 4; Practice question 6)
- I can write a comparison paragraph that uses like categories and ends in a claim. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 7)
Reasoning
- I can choose categories that are relevant to my claim. (Guide: “Categories and like categories”; Practice question 7)
- I can choose between point-by-point and block and give a reason. (Guide: “Two ways to organise”; Practice questions 3 and 7)
- I can explain what a comparison contributes to a writer’s purpose. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 3; Practice question 8)
- I can write a one-sentence analysis of a comparison in a text. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 4; Practice question 8)