Compare and Contrast

to explain how something is similar to something else

• contrast

• compare

• similar

a type of chart that uses overlapping circles to show shared and distinct characteristics among and between things

• T Chart

• Venn Diagram

• Pie Chart

to explain how something is different from something else

• compare

• contrast

• specific

What type of chart is shown in the image?

• Venn Diagram

• T Chart

• Pie Chart

What do you put in the outer circles of a Venn Diagram?

• similiarities

• differences

What do you put in the inner circle of a Venn Diagram?

• similiarities

• differences

What does it mean to compare things?

• To look at how things are similar, or the same

• To look at how things are different

Cinderella is kind and helpful, while her sisters are cruel and demanding. This sentence is...

• Comparing the sisters qualities

• Contrasting the sisters qualities

Cinderella is sweet and her stepsisters are cruel. How are Cinderella and her step-sisters different?

• Cinderella and her stepsisters want to marry the prince.

• The stepsisters are nice and Cinderella is mean.

• Cinderella is kind, but her stepsisters are not.

Which is an example of comparing characters?

• To show how the characters are different.

• To show how the characters are the same.

• To tell why the characters have a problem.

• To describe a story setting.