Comparing and Contrasting

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What does it mean to compare?

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To find ways that two or more things are the same.

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What does it mean to contrast?

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To find ways that two or more things are different.

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What is a Venn Diagram?

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A visual tool used to compare and contrast two or more things.

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What do you put in the overlapping section of a Venn Diagram?

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Similarities between the things being compared.

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What do you put in the non-overlapping sections of a Venn Diagram?

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Differences between the things being compared.

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Which word signals that two things are being compared?

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Both.

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What is an example of comparing?

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Saying that both cats and dogs are pets.

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What is an example of contrasting?

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Saying that cats are independent while dogs are loyal.

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What is a T-Chart?

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A tool used to organize information into two columns, often for comparing and contrasting.

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What is a similarity?

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A feature that two or more things have in common.