Comparing & Contrasting Earth with another Planet

In Reading, we read a story called "Earth."  It gave us lots of facts about Earth and its neighbors.  We were very interested in learning more about the planets in our solar system so we did some research.  We learned a lot of interesting facts about Earth and a planet of our choosing.  Then we compared and contrasted those facts.  Next, we typed a four-paragraph essay that included an introduction, a compare paragraph, a contrast paragraph, and a conclusion.  Finally, we drew and colored pictures of Earth and our planet.  We also were able to read our essays and show our pictures to our class.  Here they are.  :)