Use the drop-down menus to decide whether a compare-and-contrast text structure would be a good choice for each type of writing. An instruction manual showing how to put something together:

A newspaper article that explains why local trees are dying and how to save them:

A science website that explains why certain animals went extinct:

A review that discusses the book and movie versions of a story:

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.