Compare & Contrast

What does it mean to compare two or more objects?

• look for similarities

• like terms

• look for differences

What does it mean to contrast two or more objects?

• look for similarities

• look for differences

• both

• neither

When people compare and contrast, they typically use a

• Pie chart

• line graph

• Venn diagram

When comparing, what words should you look for (select all that apply)

• in the same way

• likewise

• as well

• but

when contrasting, what words should you look for (select all that apply)

• but

• in contrast

• however

• likewise

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.8

CCSS.W.3.2C

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

Messi likes to eat ice cream after a soccer game. Aguero likes to drink coffee. Both are really good soccer players but Messi runs faster than Aguero. Aguero is really good at scoring. Messi and Aguero both played on the same team for World Cup.
What is different for Messi and Aguero?

• Messi runs faster than Aguero.
• Messi and Aguero played for different teams at the World Cup.
• Messi is a better at Math than Aguero.
• Before soccer games, Aguero and Messi eat different things.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

There are some similarities between the T.Rex and the Gigantosaurus. Both were meat-eaters. Both were saurischians, or "lizard-hipped" dinosaurs, as contrasted with "bird-lipped" dinosaurs. Each dinosaur was the dominant predator of its time and place.  What is something they have in common?

• They were both bird-lipped dinosaurs.
• They were both plant eaters.
• both were dominant predators of their time.
• They were both small dinosaurs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

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. Name something the same about the two animals.

• They only live in the water.
• They can both live on land or water.
• They both have long back legs.
• They both make great pets.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.  What two things are being compared and contrasted?

• chocolate and strawberry ice cream
• vanilla and chocolate ice cream
• pizza and chips
• soda and water

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3