Compare and Contrast

When we say two things are different, what are we doing?

• We are comparing them.

• We are contrasting them.

• We are categorizing them.

• We are defining them.

What does it mean to compare?

• To look at two or more things and see how they are the same.

• To look at two or more things and see how they are different.

• To analyze one thing in isolation.

• To evaluate the quality of one thing against another.

What word do we use when we find differences?

• Comparison

• Contrast

• Similarity

• Correlation

True or False: Contrasting means finding similarities.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Rarely

If I say apples and oranges are both fruits, what am I doing?

• I am contrasting them.

• I am comparing them.

• I am categorizing them.

• I am defining them.

If two stories have the same ending, what can we say about them?

• They are completely different stories.

• They are similar in that aspect, so we are comparing.

• They have no relation to each other.

• They are from the same genre.

If two stories have different characters, what can we say about them?

• They are the same, so we are comparing.

• They are different, so we are contrasting.

• They are unrelated, so we are summarizing.

• They are similar, so we are analyzing.

What does it mean to contrast?

• To look at two or more things and see how they are the same.

• To look at two or more things and see how they are different.

• To combine two or more things into one.

• To ignore the differences between two or more things.

If I say a cat is different from a dog, what am I doing?

• I am comparing them.

• I am contrasting them.

• I am categorizing them.

• I am defining them.

What do we call it when we look at how two things are alike?

• Contrast

• Comparison

• Differentiation

• Association