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English lesson plan · 9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 60 minutes

Logical comparisons: comparing like with like

Grammar

CCSS L.9-10.1CCSS L.11-12.1.BEngland: SAT Standard English Conventions (Form, Structure, and Sense)England: ACT English

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Logical comparisons: comparing like with like.

  • I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
  • I can explain each step and say why it works.
  • I can check my answer and spot a mistake.

Before and after

Needs first: Parallel structure with not only…but also, either…or, both…and; Comparatives and superlatives

Leads to: Avoiding double comparatives and comparing absolutes

Materials: Sentence strips, Highlighters, Mini whiteboards, Mini whiteboards, A short model text on the board, Printed student sheet (below).

Warm-up · 6 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Parallel structure with not only…but also, either…or, both…and; Comparatives and superlatives). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. Is this sentence correct? The new app is not only cheaper but also faster. (yes, it is correct / no, it is not correct) → yes, it is correctPrompt: Look at the word straight after each half of the pair (not only / but also, either / or, both / and).
  2. Choose the correct form of the adjective. Your drawing is ___ than mine. (better / best / gooder / more good) → betterPrompt: Are you comparing two things or more than two?
  3. Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly? • We will either meet at the library or the café. • We will meet either at the library or the café is fine. • We will meet either at the library or at the café. • Either we will meet at the library or the café. (We will either meet at the library or the café. / We will meet either at the library or the café is fine. / We will meet either at the library or at the café. / Either we will meet at the library or the café.) → We will meet either at the library or at the café.Prompt: Look at the word straight after each half of the pair (not only / but also, either / or, both / and).

Hook · 6 min

  • Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
  • Share the objective: Logical comparisons: comparing like with like. Read the success criteria together.

I do: model it · 12 min

  • Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
  • Example: Choose the option that makes a logical comparison. The climate of Spain is warmer than ___.
  • Step 1: Compare like with like: the climate of Spain vs that of Norway, not vs Norway itself.
  • Step 2: Compare climate with climate: 'that of Norway'.
  • Step 3: Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "The climate of Spain is warmer than that of Norway."
  • Step 4: So the answer is: that of Norway
  • Answer: that of Norway
  • Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

We do: guided practice · 12 min

  • Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
  • Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.
  1. Is this sentence correct in formal written English? The rules at my school are stricter than those at my cousin's school. (correct / incorrect) → correctPrompt: What exactly is being compared on the first side? (the climate, the battery, the population…)
  2. Choose the option that makes a logical comparison. The salary of a nurse is lower than ___. (a doctor / a doctor's is / doctors / that of a doctor) → that of a doctorPrompt: What exactly is being compared on the first side? (the climate, the battery, the population…)

You do: independent practice · 17 min

  • Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
  • Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 7 min

  • Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
  1. Choose the option that makes a logical comparison. Ana's essay was more convincing than ___. (Leo's / Leo was / Leo / Leo himself) → Leo'sPrompt: What exactly is being compared on the first side? (the climate, the battery, the population…)
  2. Is this sentence correct in formal written English? The novel's ending is more satisfying than the film's. (correct / incorrect) → correctPrompt: What exactly is being compared on the first side? (the climate, the battery, the population…)

Watch out for

  • Naming the feature but not using it in their own sentences.
  • Thinking a sentence is right because it sounds right when spoken casually.

Support and stretch

Support

  • Review first: Parallel structure with not only…but also, either…or, both…and.
  • Use concrete materials: sentence strips.
  • Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
  • Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.

Stretch

  • Move on to: Avoiding double comparatives and comparing absolutes.
  • Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
  • Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.

Homework and more practice

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Logical comparisons: comparing like with like

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  1. Question 1

    Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Jupiter is bigger than all the planets in the solar system.

    • A. correct
    • B. incorrect

  2. Question 2

    Choose the option that makes a logical comparison. The rules at my school are stricter than ___.

    • A. my cousin
    • B. my cousin's are school
    • C. those at my cousin's school
    • D. my cousin's

  3. Question 3

    Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Ana's essay was more convincing than Leo's.

    • A. correct
    • B. incorrect

  4. Question 4

    Choose the option that makes a logical comparison. Jupiter is bigger than ___ in the solar system.

    • A. any other planet
    • B. every planet
    • C. any planet
    • D. all the planets

  5. Question 5

    Is this sentence correct in formal written English? The novel's ending is more satisfying than the film's.

    • A. correct
    • B. incorrect

  6. Question 6

    Choose the option that makes a logical comparison. Cheetahs are faster than ___ in the savannah.

    • A. other any animal
    • B. any animal
    • C. any other animal
    • D. all animals

  7. Question 7

    Is this sentence correct in formal written English? The salary of a nurse is lower than a doctor.

    • A. correct
    • B. incorrect

  8. Question 8

    Choose the option that makes a logical comparison. The novel's ending is more satisfying than ___.

    • A. the film
    • B. the film does
    • C. the film's
    • D. the film ending is

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Answer key: Logical comparisons: comparing like with like

  1. 1. B. incorrect

  2. 2. C. those at my cousin's school

  3. 3. A. correct

  4. 4. A. any other planet

  5. 5. A. correct

  6. 6. C. any other animal

  7. 7. B. incorrect

  8. 8. C. the film's