Compare Contrast Text Structure

What are the clue words that let you know that this is the text structure compare and contrast? ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• both

• similar

• differences

• than

• because

• after that

• next

• in addition

What clue words in the passage let you know that the text structure is compare and contrast? ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• both

• than__

• however

• smaller

• prefers

• rather

What clue words let you know that the text structure of this text is compare and contrast?

• Both, different, whereas

• shapes, sizes, hundreds

• colors, different, but

• Not Here

What clue words to you see that let you know that the text structure of this passage is compare and contrast?

• Both, differences, between, whereas

• species, living alone, dormant

• omnivores, solitary, hibernate

• Not Here

Both monkeys and gorillas are mammals. Both can be found in Africa. Most monkeys live in trees, but gorillas spend most of their time on the ground. Monkeys are small but gorillas are much larger.

What's the text structure?

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• description

• sequence and order 

The Revolutionary War was a time of great division. Americans were split into two groups: Patriots and Loyalists. Patriots were Americans who supported the struggle for independence. They believed that Americans should be free from the control of an English king. They fought against the English to establish a new government in America. Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to the crown. Some of them were happy under English rule. Others believed that they might be rewarded after the Americans lost the war. Though both Patriots and Loyalists lived in America, a deep division ran between them.

What type of text structure is used in this paragraph?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

Which structure: To show the similarities and differences between sharks and dolphins

• Order and Sequence

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

What type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

(a)  

• Compare/Contrast

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

The cardinal and the cedar waxwing are two common birds. Both have crests on their heads. Both are common at bird feeders. But the birds have some differences. The male cardinal is a bright red, while the waxwing is brown.  The cedar waxwing often migrates from place to place. On the other hand, the cardinal stays in one place year after year.

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

Which structure: To look at how igneous, sedimentary & metamorphic rocks are same/different

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence