Compare Writing on the Same Topic

“Escaping to Freedom,” “Brave Butterflies,” and “Seeking Freedom” all tell about people’s struggles for freedom. Compare how writing about the topic of freedom is different in these texts.

How It Works

Collect and Organize Ideas To compare ideas across several texts, organize them in a Comparison Chart. What are the big ideas in the selections? What details does each writer include about the topic?

Practice Together

Study and Compare the Ideas Analyze how the selections talk about freedom. Then write a paragraph that compares them. Here is a paragraph that compares the big ideas in the selections.

Try It!

Complete the Comparison Chart. Then use the ideas to write a paragraph that compares the details. You may want to use this frame.

The three selections are all about freedom. In “Escaping to Freedom,” the author tells _____. An example is _____. In “Brave Butterflies,” the main character tells _____. An example is _____. In “Seeking Freedom,” the author describes _____. An example is _____.