Comparing and Contrasting

Comparing and Contrasting

Compare

to tell how things are the same or alike

Contrast

To tell how things are different.

Multiple Select

Check all the ways that the Kitten and the Tiger are the SAME or ALIKE.

• They both are big cats

• They both have whiskers

• They both live in the jungle

• They are both carnivores (meat eaters)

• They both are cats

Multiple Choice

How are the tiger and the cat different?

• One is a cat and the other is not

• One has whiskers and the other does not

• One lives in the jungle and the other lives in a house

• One eats meat and the other does not.

These are words that we can use in our writing to compare and contrast.

When you are writing about how things are the same and different, REMEMBER...

• Always have two paragraphs: one for how they are the same, and one for how they are different.

• Start both paragraphs with an indent space

• Start each paragraph with a sentence that introduces your topic

• include at least 2-3 ways that things are the same and different in the paragraphs.

• Conclude the last paragraph with what you just wrot about

• ALWAYS capitalize the first letter of every sentence, and put a puntuation mark at the end.

Poll

Is this a good comparing paragraph?

"Tigers and Kittens alike. they both the same cause they cats."

• Yes, because it compares

• No, because it does not use the success criteria.

Poll

What is wrong with this contrasting sentence?

"Tigers and kittens are different because they are not the same."

• The sentence does not tell how they are different specifically.

• This is a great contrast sentence.

Tigers and Kittens

Tigers and Kittens are alike in many ways. They are both part of the cat family. Also, Tigers and Kittens have whiskers on their faces. These are a few ways that Tigers and Kittens are the same.

Tigers and Kittens are also different in many ways. A Tiger is a large cat, but a kitten is a little cat. Kittens live in houses. However, Tigers live in the wild. In conclusion, Tigers and Kittens are similar and different in many ways.

Open Ended

What did you notice about the two paragraphs that I just read that was good?