Compare and Contrast
What are you doing when you compare?
Find similarities
Do they mean the same?
I bought a stamp at the post office.
They always stamp their feet at the pep rallies.
No
Name one compare clue word.
like, both, same, similar, also, equally, in common
This text feature shows that the word is important.
Bold words
What do you do when you contrast?
Do they mean the same?
She could sense that I was upset.
Hearing is an important sense.
No
Name one contrast clue word.
but, although, while, instead, however, differ, on the other hand, unless
This is a text feature that tells what the text is about.
Title
What can you draw to help you identify differences and similarities.
Replace the italicized word in the sentence below with another that means the same thing.
We had a major problem when the bus broke down.
serious
Frogs vs. Fish
Write a complete sentence about these topics using one compare clue word.
Answers vary
This text structure explains how things are alike and different
compare and contrast
In a venn diagram, you write about _________ in the place where the circles overlap.
similarities
Replace the italicized word in the sentence with another word that means the same.
In science, you test to find the effect of your experiment.
result or answer
Dogs vs. Cats
Write a complete sentence about this topic using one contrast clue word.
Answers vary
This text feature names the parts of a diagram or chart
In a venn diagram, you write about _________ in the places where the circles do not overlap.
differences
Replace the italicized word in the sentence with another that means the same.
It took five men to heave the statue up a ramp.
haul, lift, hoist, pick up
Write two sentences comparing and contrasting flowers and weeds. Use clue words.
Answers will vary
This text structure explains the order of events in a text or passage
Sequencing