Debating Greatness

In this advanced comparison activity, students read two passages about a determined explorer and an inventive engineer. They fill out a debate chart analyzing each character’s strengths and weaknesses, then respond to writing prompts evaluating who made the greater impact. This worksheet promotes persuasive reasoning, evidence-based argumentation, and literary comparison skills.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Comparing and Contrasting Character Achievements

English Language Arts – Analyzing Strengths and Challenges in Text

English Language Arts – Argumentative and Persuasive Writing

English Language Arts – Evidence-Based Reasoning in Literary Comparison

This worksheet is part of our Compare and Contrast collection.