Compare/Contrast
What does is mean to compare?
Tell how two or more things are alike.
Nicholas and Makayla are doing homework together. They both seem like they are understanding it very well!
What is they key word that tells us we are comparing?
Both
Compare or contrast?
My cat, Lucy, is so crazy. Oliver, on the other hand, is very cuddly and calm.
Contrast. The two cats are different.
What does it mean to contrast?
Tell how two or more things are different.
Newspapers hire writers to watch movies and rate them. The writers usually have one of two reactions. If they like the movies, they write good things about them. They give these movies a "thumbs up." However, if the writers don't like the movies, they write about that. They give these movies a "thumbs down."
What key word lets you know this is contrast?
However.
Compare or contrast?
Chesney likes horses. Austin likes horses too and asks Chesney if she wants to go horseback riding on the beach sometime during sunset. How romantic would that be!
Compare. They both like horses.
Name 3 comparisons between cows and horses.
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Anything that is similar between the two.
Hardcover books are usually big. They have tough, thick covers and spines. It is very hard to bend a hardcover book. Unlike hardcover books, paperback books are small and have thin covers. They are easy to bend. They also have thin spines and backs.
What key word let's you know this is contrast?
Unlike
Compare or contrast?
Ms. Schneider was on winter break for 3 weeks. She went to bed at 3am and woke up at 11am a lot, but now that she is back in school, she has to wake up at 5am.
Contrast. Her sleep schedule is now very different from winter break and she is very sleepy :)
Name 3 contrasts between sharks and dolphins.
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Anything that shows how the two are different.
Name 3 key words that would tell you that you are comparing?
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similar, like, in common, both, too, etc.
Compare or contrast?
Apples and oranges are both fruits. They also have many differences. One of those differences are oranges are orange, while apples are red or green.
Trick question- Both! They are both fruits, but have different colors.
First, name two comparisons and then name two contrasts between a pool and an ocean.
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Any two things that are similar, then any two things that are different.
Name 3 key words that tell you that you are contrasting?
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Different, however, on the other hand, unlike, etc.
Compare or contrast?
Bobby is tall and slim. He likes to play basketball with his friend, Billy. Billy is not very good at basketball, but like Bobby, Billy is tall and slim.
Compare. They are both tall and slim.
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Write a paragraph containing at least 3 sentences that compares and contrasts two things.
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