Compare and Contrast

Which graphic organizer can be used for compare and contrast?

• Timeline

• Venn Diagram

The key word different is

• compare
• contrast

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What does it mean to compare things?

• Look at similarities
• Look at differences

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Identify the clue or signal word:Dogs and cats are animals, however, cats meow and dogs bark.

• bark

• however

What is the clue /signal word in this sentence for compare and contrast?Frogs and toads are alike in many ways.

• many

• alike

What is the clue/signal word for compare and contrast?

Fish have scales while birds have feathers.

• while

• fish

Which type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

Mariam is having strawberry ice cream and Madia is having chocolate ice cream. If I am comparing Mariam and Madia, what do they have in common?

• they both like ice cream

• they are eating with a spoon

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

• Cinderella is kind but her step sisters are not

• The step sisters are kind but Cinderella is not

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.