Compare Stories

What does it mean to compare?

• to put two things side by side and see how they are alike

• to put two things side by side and see how they are different

• to put two things side by side and tell everything you like about them

• to put two things side by side and tell everything you don't like about them

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Look at the picture. What are words that are used to contrast (tell what is different)?

• both, similar/same

• however, in contrast, differ/different, while/whereas, on the other hand, but/yet, though, although

• also/too, as well as

• none of these options

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Read both of these stories. How do the stories COMPARE?

• One has a bear, but the other has a big

• One is about getting tricked, the other is about appreciating differences

• Both have fish

• Both are about animals

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

If I wanted to CONTRAST these two stories, what could I say?

• Both stories happen outside

• The setting of one story is in a field, but the other is in a garden

• Both stories involve food

• Both stories teach lessons

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

When you compare one story to another, you explain how two stories are?

• Different

• Confusing

• Boring

• Same

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

Read both of these stories. How do the stories COMPARE? (How are they the same)

• One has a bear, but the other has a big

• One is about getting tricked, the other is about appreciating differences

• Both have fish

• Both are about animals

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What was the same about the two stories

• There was 3 pigs

• There was a wolf

• The houses were made of the same materials.

• The stronger house was was safe from the wolf

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

This is an example of comparing and contrasting:

• 2 stories

• characters

• settings

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Contrast the Town Mouse and Country Mouse

• Town Mouse lives indoors but Country Mouse lives in nature

• Both mice like to eat

• Both mice are cousins

• Both mice like where they live

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Compare Country Mouse & Town Mouse

• One lives in the city but the other lives in the country

• One has to worry about a cat, one does not

• They are both mice

• One eats fancy food, the other does not

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3