Compare and Contrast

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Comparing and contrasting while reading involves looking for:

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similarities and differences

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Compare and contrast fall and summer:

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Both seasons have warm, rainy days and cool nights for jackets.

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Tana and Lua enjoyed hiking, swimming in waterfalls, and eating fresh fruit. Tana preferred biking and the hike up, while Lua liked walking her dog and the trek down.

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Tana and Lua both liked finding natural waterfalls to swim in.

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Bill and Jack both like pizza. Bill prefers pepperoni, while Jack likes cheese.

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They both like pizza.

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

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Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.

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Comparing things involves:

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looking at similarities

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Contrast means:

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To tell what is different.

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Stella was born in Poland; her parents are teachers. Tim was born in Mexico; his parents are doctors. What is different about them?

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Their parents have different jobs.

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Frogs and toads can live in water and on land, catch food with sticky tongues, and eat insects. Frogs have long, strong back legs and moist skin; toads have shorter legs and drier skin. Compare:

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frogs and toads

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Kate's house was large; Jill's was small.

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