A Comparison of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Charlie Brown: Overcoming Challenges

1. Writing the Comparison Open Ended Response A Holiday Review

2. The Format - Make your point - Include supporting information about your first source - Include supporting information about your second source - Explain P I I E

3. The Question • Compare the characters Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and Charlie Brown (from A Charlie Brown Christmas) and how they dealt with the challenges they were presented with.

4. The Answer – Point • The characters Charlie Brown and Rudolph were both discriminated against by their friends and had to prove that they could do something.

5. The Answer – Information 1 • Charlie Brown proved to his friends that he could choose good Christmas tree even if it needed a little love and they sang with him at the end.

6. The Answer – Information 2 • Rudolph proved only he could help Santa pull his sleigh because his nose lit up and he “went down in history.”

7. The Answer – Explanation • Charlie and Rudolph both overcame their obstacles by proving that they could do something no-one else could do and were both accepted by their friends.

8. The Answer – All Together • The characters Charlie Brown and Rudolph were both discriminated against by their friends and had to prove that they could do something. Charlie Brown proved to his friends that he could choose a good Christmas tree even if it needed a little love and they sang with him at the end. Rudolph proved only he could help Santa pull his sleigh because his nose lit up and he “went down in history.” Charlie and Rudolph both overcame their obstacles by proving that they could do something no-one else could do and were both accepted by their friends.