Comparing and Contrasting

What does it mean to compare?

• Finding way things are the same

• Finding ways things are different

• Finding the same color

• Winning a race

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Butterflies and bees are both insects that live all over the world. They both have 4 wings.

Is this information comparing or contrasting the two insects?

• contrasting

• comparing

• neither

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Butterflies have brightly colored wings while a bee’s wings are transparent.

This piece of information shows:

• a difference

• a similarity

• a random information.

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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 contrast?

• Find ways they are the same

• Find ways they are different

• They want to turn blue

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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 tool do we use to compare and contrast?

• Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Grid

• T-Chart

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

How can you contrast both dogs in this photo?

• One is in a pink bucket and the other is in a blue bucket

• both have black noses

• Both can fly

• One is green while the other is blue

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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 is a comparison between apples and oranges

• One is red ad one is orange

• They are bad for you

• They are both fruit

• Apples are sweet and oranges are sour

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Compare

• They're both square

• They're both yellow

• One can speak English, one can't

• One cooks, one is a sidekick

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Contrast: Summer and Winter

• They both are seasons

• Both have holidays

• Winter is cold, summer is hot

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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 do you put on the light blue and pink sections of a venn diagram?

• similarities

• differences

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3