Contrasts and Contradictions

What is the contrast and contradiction in the story?

• Lizzy is neat and organized and in the morning her room is a mess

• Lizzy never yells at her mom but in the morning she is screaming at her under the covers

• Lizzy is at first so excited to go to summer camp, but then she wakes up in the morning and does not want to go

• Lizzy usually loves summer but now really wants it to be fall

Lizzy was so excited to start summer camp. She packed her suitcase, folded her new camp shirt, and folded her activity schedule just right. Tomorrow was the big day she left for Camp Arrowhead!

During the night, Lizzy tossed and turned. Nightmares of scary monsters in the woods behind her cabin flashed through her head. There was even a monster under her camp bunkbed! She woke up in a cold sweat, her hands shaking.

In the morning Lizzy's mom came in to find all of Lizzy's suitcase neatly put away in her bedroom drawers. Her camp shirt was nowhere to be found, and in the garbage can were the freshly torn pieces of her camp schedule. And sticking out from beneath the covers, Lizzy's mom could see one toe peaking out from beneath the sheet. "I am NOT going!" Lizzy insisted in a muffled yell beneath her bed spread.

Which character here shows a contrast or contradiction?

• Lizzy's mom

• Lizzy

• The camp monsters

• Lizzy's

Which character shows a contrast and contradiction?

• The soccer coach

• Juan

• Rinaldo

• The cast of the play

Juan had been playing soccer since he was two years old. He played every day, and by the time he was 10 years old, he was already be looked at by some of the best high school teams in his town.

His soccer trainer believed he could go to the Olympics. They were calling him Rinaldo on the field. He trained and trained in hopes of making the best soccer team in the region, the Freehold Elite.

One day, Juan was walking through school on his way to practice when he heard a girl singing a beautiful song. He peaked into the auditorium and saw the cast of the school play rehearsing a version of Beauty and the Beast. He sat down, completely mesmerized by the costumes and scenery. He was so fascinated he completely forgot about practice.

A week later, when it was the first day of try outs for the Freehold Elite, Juan broke the news to his parents. His cleats were left hanging next to his front door, and he walked to school with a freshly printed copy of the script for Beauty and the Beast rolled up in his hand.

What is the contrast and contradiction in this story?

• Juan at first is really good at soccer, but by the end he starts to lose his talent

• Juan starts off young and by the end of the story he is older

• Juan begins the story on a low level team and by the end he is training for the elite team

• Juan's entire life has been all about soccer, but by the end of the story he gives up playing

Billy is known around the city as a “tough guy”. He only wears leather and can usually be spotted speeding down the street on his Harley motorcycle. He is covered in tattoos, including one that reads “Bad to the Bone”. Little do these people know that Billy has a soft side and spends Tuesday evenings volunteering at the local animal shelter.

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha Moment

• Tough Questions

• Contrasts and Contradictions

What is the anchor question for Contrasts and Contradictions?

• Why would the character act (feel) this way?

• How might this change things?

• What does this question make me wonder about?

Contrasting historical events involves looking at their:

• Dates only.

• Impact on society.

• Locations only.

• Names of people involved.

Billy is known around the city as a “tough guy”. He only wears leather and can usually be spotted speeding down the street on his Harley motorcycle. He is covered in tattoos, including one that reads “Bad to the Bone”. Little do these people know that Billy has a soft side and spends Tuesday evenings volunteering at the local animal shelter.

• Words of the Wiser 

• Tough Questions 

• Aha Moment 

• Contrasts and Contradictions

When contrasting two novels, what aspect is most crucial to consider?

• The color of the book covers

• The themes and messages of the novels

• The number of pages in each book

• The popularity of the authors

Juan had been playing soccer since he was two years old. He played every day, and by the time he was 10 years old, he was already be looked at by some of the best high school teams in his town. His soccer trainer believed he could go to the Olympics. They were calling him Rinaldo on the field. He trained and trained in hopes of making the best soccer team in the region, the Freehold Elite. One day, Juan was walking through school on his way to practice when he heard a girl singing a beautiful song. He peaked into the auditorium and saw the cast of the school play rehearsing a version of Beauty and the Beast. He sat down, completely mesmerized by the costumes and scenery. He was so fascinated he completely forgot about practice. A week later, when it was the first day of try outs for the Freehold Elite, Juan broke the news to his parents. His cleats were left hanging next to his front door, and he walked to school with a freshly printed copy of the script for Beauty and the Beast rolled up in his hand. What event caused Juan to contrast and contradict himself?

• He didn't make the Elite team

• He fell in love with the school play

• He didn't want to go to the Olympics

• He finally got to talk to his parents