Compare and Contrast Two Texts

What does contrast mean?

• Describing the differences between two or more things.

• Describing the same between two or more things.

• comparing

• studying

When you CONTRAST things, you show their differences.

• true

• false

Sometimes a writing prompt may not contain the words “compare and contrast.” However, it may still be asking you to analyze how things are similar and different. Read the following writing prompts. Which one is most likely asking you to compare and contrast?

• Would you rather meet Abraham Lincoln or Martin Luther King, Jr.? Why?

• Summarize the article about Abe Lincoln.

• MLK was a great man.

Use the text to compare and contrast black tea and green tea

Green tea is known for its bright green color and mild flavor. Black tea is dark brown, with a stronger, deeper flavor. It surprises many people to discover that both of these teas are made from the leaves of the same plant. The leaves are simply processed in different ways. Green tea leaves are heated shortly after harvesting to preserve their fresh green color and flavor. Black tea leaves, on the other hand, are torn or rolled after harvesting and then exposed to oxygen before they are dried. This process changes the color and flavor of the leaves.

Which tea is torn or rolled after harvesting?

• black tea

• green tea

• both

how two ore more topics or ideas are similar or different

• sequence

• descriptive

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

_______ both texts to identify the differences between each author’s argument.

• Compare

• Contrast

• Conclude

• Interpret

When comparing and contrasting 2 texts, one should discuss the similarities and differences of...

• facts & details, author's tone and context clues

• facts & details, pop-out sentences and context clues

• facts & details, author's tone and text structure

• facts & details, citing evidence and context clues

Use both "Young Leonardo" and "Leonardo's Horse" to answer the following question:

One similarity between "Young Leonardo" and "Leonardo's Horse" was that both passages-

• shared the relationship between Leonardo and his family

• discussed Leonardo's ability to sculpt a horse

• showed that Leonardo was both an inventor and an artist

• detailed his construction of major works of art

• details about an important event in history

• descriptions of Sacagawea's thoughts and feelings

• information about Lewis and Clark's famous journey

• an account of Sacagawea's kidnapping by a Hidatasa man

You must analyze the similarities and differences in Thomas Crane's article "Down with Uniforms" and Selena Smith's essay "Why We Need School Uniforms." What can you tell immediately from the titles?

• Before you read, you can tell Thomas Crane does not support uniforms while Selena Smith believes in school uniforms.

• You can't tell anything because you don't have enough information.

• You can tell Selena Smith supports school uniforms.

• Thomas Crane does not support school uniforms.