Compare and Contrast

When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for?

• similarities and differences
• wrongs and rights
• truth and lies
• clues and facts

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Which sentence below compares and contrasts the seasons of fall and summer?

• Both seasons are dusty, rainy, and hot.
• Both seasons have some warm, rainy days and nighttime temperatures are cool enough to wear a jacket.
• Both seasons are cold and snowy.
• Both seasons have sunny days and the nights are freezing cold.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Tana and Lua like to go hiking. While Lua loved to bring her dog and walk the trail, Tana loved to bike. Both girls really enjoyed finding natural waterfalls to swim in. Tana and Lua also really loved eating fresh fruit along the trails. Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.

In what ways can you compare the two girls?

• Tana and Lua both liked to bring their dogs on the trail.

• Tana and Lua both were scared to eat fruit along the trail

• Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.

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

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Bill and Jack both like to eat pizza. Bill likes pepperoni pizza, but Jack only likes cheese pizza.
How are Bill and Jack alike?

• They hate pizza.
• Bill likes sausage pizza.
• They both like pizza.
• Jack likes pepperoni pizza

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Cinderella is kind, sweet, and charming, while her step sisters are mean and cruel. How are Cinderella and her step sisters different?

• They both want to marry the prince.

• The step sisters are kind, but Cinderella is not.

• Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does it mean to compare things?

• look at differences
• look at similarities

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does it mean to contrast?

• To tell what is alike and what is the same.
• To tell what is different.
• To tell what is the same.
• To tell what is alike and what is different.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Stella was born in Poland. She lived with her family in a small house near the Oder River. Both Stella's parents are teachers. Stella's friend Tim was born in Mexico. He likes to play soccer. Tim lived in a big house by the Rio Grande River. Tim's parents are doctors.
What is different about Stella and Tim?

• Their parents have different jobs.
• They both live by water.
• Stella likes Tim.
• Tim likes Stella.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

2.Frogs and toads can live in the water and on the land. They both catch food with long, sticky tongues. They eat insects and small animals. You can tell them apart by their bodies. Frogs have long, strong back legs and thin, moist skin. Toads have shorter back legs and drier skin.  What two things are we comparing?

• legs and twigs
• frogs and toads
• cats and dogs

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Kate lived in a large house with many animals. Her best friend, Jill, lived in a small house without pets. How were the friends' homes different?

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

• Kate doesn't have pets, but Jill does.

• Both Kate and Jill have homes.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3