Units 3/4: SEQUENCE/SUMMARIZE and COMPARE/CONTRAST

Match the following

• Words that show how things are the same

• Comparison words

• Words that show how things are different

• Contrast words

• Tell only the most important facts

• Sequence words

• Words that show the order of events

• Summarize

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Put the snowflake sequence in order.

• As it's falling, the temperature and humidity of the air affect its size and shape.

• Then the snowflake gets heavier and falls towards the ground.

• First, water vapor freezes around dust to make a hexagonal ice crystal.

• Next, branches of ice grow from the hexagon's corners.

• Finally, the sun melts the snow and it evaporates into water vapor.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

How can you write a good summary?

• Copy the most important sentence from the text.

• Tell what your opinion is about the topic.

• Retell the most important details in your own words.

• Include every detail that you read in the text.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What would it be like to have teeth like a shark? A shark can have up to 3,000 teeth at one time. Shark teeth grow in rows, one behind another. Most sharks have 5 rows of teeth. When a shark loses a tooth, it is replaced by a tooth from the row behind it.

Which is the best summary of the passage above?

• A shark can have up to 3,000 teeth at one time.

• Sharks have many teeth that are constantly replaced by new ones.

• Sharks are scary because of their sharp teeth.

• Some types of sharks are endangered.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the best summary of this text?

• Bee stings can be very dangerous.

• The bee gathers nectar from a flower.

• Animals can keep themselves safe from predators by using venom.

• Cats use claws to defend themselves.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Decide whether the words are comparison words or contrast words.

Groups:

(a) Comparison words

,

(b) Contrast words

• Similar

• However

• Alike

• Both

• In common

• But

• Difference

• Unlike

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Two famous styles of pizza are New York-style and Chicago-style. (a)   pizzas are round and have tomato sauce, cheese and toppings. New York-style pizza has thin crust ​ (b)   Chicago-style pizza crust is thick. Something these pizzas have ​ (c)   is that they are both delicious!

• Both
• Unlike
• but
• similarly
• in common

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Decide whether each sentence shows a comparison or a contrast between snow and salt.

Groups:

(a) Comparison

,

(b) Contrast

• Here's another difference: you can build a snowman, but you can't build a saltman.

• Snow and salt have a surprising amount of things in common.

• They don't taste the same, though.

• You can put both salt and snow in your mouth.

• A snowflake has a shape of a hexagon, but a salt crystal is shaped like a tube.

• Both are white and consist of crystals.

• In your mouth, snow melts into water, while salt tastes, well, salty!

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Click on the parts of the sequence that show how the butterfly and frog life cycles COMPARE.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Click on the pictures that show a way that butterfly and frog life cycles CONTRAST.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3