Compare and Contrast

What does it mean to compare things?

• look at differences
• look at similarities

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.

Which graphic organizer can be used for compare and contrast?

• Timeline
• Venn Diagram
• Flowchart
• T-Chart

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.

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.

What would you compare and contrast to respond to the following essay prompt?

"Compare and contrast mammals and reptiles. Discuss their life cycles, habitats and bodies."

• mammals and reptiles

• vertebrates

• humans and insects

• deserts and rainforests

Using ________ in your essay helps readers know when you're comparing and contrasting.

• nouns

• transition words

• punctuation

• prepositions

When we compare two things, we tell how they are:

• alike

• different

When we contrast two things, we tell how they are:

• alike

• different

What is a graphic organizer we can use when we compare and contrast?

• A plot diagram

• A character map

• A venn diagram