Compare and Contrast

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What does it mean to compare?

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To compare means to look for similarities between two or more things.

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What does it mean to contrast?

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To contrast means to look for differences between two or more things.

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What are similarities?

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Similarities are the qualities or features that two or more things have in common.

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What are differences?

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Differences are the qualities or features that make two or more things not alike.

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When comparing two things, what do we look for?

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We look for similarities.

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When contrasting two things, what do we look for?

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We look for differences.

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Example of comparing: Mary and Tracey are both fourteen years old. What are we comparing?

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We are comparing their ages.

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Example of contrasting: Ethan plays the guitar, and Sophia plays the piano. What are we contrasting?

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We are contrasting the instruments they play.

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Fill in the blank: Tonight for dinner, I want Mexican food, _________ my mom wants Italian food.

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but

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True or False: Comparing means finding what is different.

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False