Compare and Contrast

Venn Diagrams

100

What shapes make up a Venn Diagram?

Circles

200

What is the purpose of a Venn Diagram?

To compare and contrast two different things.

300

How many shapes make up a Venn Diagram?

2

400

What does the middle of the Venn Diagram tell you?

The middle of the Venn Diagram tells us what is similar about the two things.

500

What can you use besides a Venn Diagram to help you compare and contrast?

A comparing and contrasting chart

Comparsions

100

Give one comparison of an apple to an orange. How are they alike?

...What is the are both fruits

200

What are two ways that football and baseball are the same?

..What is they are a sport and use balls. (team) 

300

What does it mean to compare two things?

To compare is to tell how two things are the same.

400

Would this be a correct comparison sentence: Chocolate and vanilla are similar because they are both types of ice cream. True or False?

True. Chocolate and Vanilla are both types of ice cream.

500

True or False? Corn and fabric are alike because they are both important to our economy.

True

Contrasts

100

What are two ways that school and home and different?

...

200

Name two ways that football and baseball are different.

Different balls, different scoring, different teams

300

What does it mean to contrast two things?

To contrast is to tell how two things are different.

400

Would this be a correct contrast? A cat and a dog are different because a cat is a pet and a dog is not. True or False?

False. A cat and dog are similar because they are both pets.

500

Is this a contrasting statement? Corn and fabric are different because corn is a food and fabric is not.

Yes. 

Setting

100

What is the setting? 

When and Where the story takes place

200

If I am comparing two different times of events, I am talking about where the events took place. True or False?

False. Time is talking about when the events took place.

300

If I am talking about past, present, and future, then I am talking about time.

True. Today, we talked about the past (Ben) and the present (Now).

400

If I am talking about Volney Elementary School, then I am talking about which type of setting?

Place.

500

The setting can also be an environment. True or False?

True

Sentence Structures

100

Tell me TWO words or phrases that can be used when explaining comparisons.

same, similar, in the same way, the same as, both, like, in common, as well, also, etc.

200

Tell me TWO words or phrases that can be used when explaining how two things are different.

differ, different, difference, however, but, like, although, even though, on the other hand, while, etc.

300

Tell me one phrase I can use to show evidence.

"In the book, it stated..." "In the video, it said..." "The author wrote..." "For instance..." For example..." "Based on the illustration..." "I know this because..." "From the reading, I know that..." ...and more!

400

Is this a comparing or contrasting sentence? My sister and I are alike because we both have dark hair. 

Comparing

500

Each sentence must start with a _______________ and end with ____________. 

What is capital letter and punctuation.