ELA 2nd Grade - RL.2.9

What does it mean to compare things?

• To look at how things are the same

• To look at how things are different

What does it mean to contrast?

• To look at how things are the same

• To look at how things are different

Can two authors write about the story theme but with different characters?

• Yes

• No

Lady Tremaine in Cinderella is cold, cruel and jealous while Cinderella is a kind, charming and beautiful girl. This sentence is…

• Comparing Lady Tremaine to Cinderella

• Contrasting the Lady Tremaine to Cinderella

Which of the following is comparing characters?

• Show how the characters are different

• Tell why the characters have an issue

• Show how the characters are the same

• Describe the story theme

The key word same means…

• contrast

• divide

• compare

• different

Is the Cinderella character in Disney's Cinderella Story the same or different than the Maha the character in The Golden Sandal?

• Same

• Different

Do the the Step Sisters in Cinderella act the same or different than the Step Sister in The Golden Sandal?

• Same

• Different

Cinderella had a fairy Godmother, while Maha had a talking red fish. This sentence is…

• Comparing the two stories

• Contrasting the two stories