Compare and Contrast

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What does it mean to compare?

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To compare means to look at two or more things and see how they are the same.

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What does it mean to contrast?

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To contrast means to look at two or more things and see how they are different.

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When we say two things are the same, what are we doing?

Back

We are comparing them.

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When we say two things are different, what are we doing?

Back

We are contrasting them.

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If I say apples and oranges are both fruits, what am I doing?

Back

I am comparing them.

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If I say a cat is different from a dog, what am I doing?

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I am contrasting them.

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What word do we use when we find similarities?

Back

Compare.

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What word do we use when we find differences?

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Contrast.

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True or False: Comparing means finding differences.

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False.

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True or False: Contrasting means finding similarities.

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False.