Wildlife Writing Series | Compare & Contrast
Green Anaconda vs. Green Caiman
Read two nonfiction wildlife passages, identify meaningful similarities and differences, organize text evidence, and develop a supported comparison essay.
Writing • Grades 4–7
Writing Resources
Seven classroom-ready Wildlife Writing units: five compare-and-contrast essays and two opinion-writing essays. Each unit connects nonfiction reading, evidence, planning, drafting, and revision.
Five complete units • Grades 4–7
Compare & Contrast Writing
Read, organize, compare, and write with evidence from paired wildlife passages.
Wildlife Writing Series | Compare & Contrast
Chimpanzee vs. Bonobo
Compare two closely related primates using nonfiction reading, structured organizers, text evidence, and step-by-step essay writing support.
Wildlife Writing Series | Compare & Contrast
Baboon vs. Mandrill
Use paired wildlife passages and writing organizers to select evidence, explain similarities and differences, and revise a compare-and-contrast essay.
Wildlife Writing Series | Compare & Contrast
African Buffalo vs. Wildebeest
Study two African savanna animals through informational text, evidence-based comparison, prewriting, and organized explanatory writing.
Wildlife Writing Series | Compare & Contrast
Nile Crocodile vs. American Alligator
Investigate two large reptiles, compare their habitats and adaptations, organize evidence, and write a clear compare-and-contrast essay.
Two complete units • Grades 4–7
Opinion Writing
Choose a position and support it with relevant informational-text evidence.
Wildlife Writing Series | Opinion Writing
Hippopotamus vs. Rhinoceros
Read two informational wildlife passages, choose a defensible position, support it with text evidence, and draft and revise an opinion essay.
Wildlife Writing Series | Opinion Writing
African Elephant vs. Rhinoceros
Evaluate evidence from elephant and rhinoceros readings, form a claim, develop supporting reasons, and revise an evidence-based opinion essay.