Compare and Contrast Writing

Front

Comparing things involves:

Back

looking at similarities.

Front

Contrast means:

Back

To tell what is different.

Front

Cinderella is kind, sweet, and charming; her step sisters are mean and cruel. Difference between them?

Back

Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.

Front

Differences in friends' homes:

Back

Kate had a large house, but Jill's was small.

Front

Key word: different

Back

contrast

Front

Clue word in: Dogs and cats are animals; cats meow, dogs bark.

Back

however

Front

Clue word for compare and contrast: Frogs and toads are alike in many ways.

Back

alike

Front

Sally has strawberry ice cream; Juan has chocolate ice cream. What do they have in common?

Back

Both like ice cream.