Compare and Contrast

Front

Compare:

Back

Look at how things are similar.

Front

Contrast means:

Back

look at how things are different.

Front

Comparing signal phrase:

Back

same as

Front

Contrasting signal word?

Back

Although

Front

Breads and Cereals are grouped as grains on the food pyramid shows one way that they are ___________.

Back

alike

Front

Many vegetables are roots. Carrots are long and slender; beets are red and round. Signal for comparison?

Back

as well

Front

Bats are covered in fur, unlike birds that have feathers. Identify the contrasting signal word.

Back

differ from

Front

Example of compare-and-contrast text structure:

Back

Sleeping Beauty and Snow White are both fairy tale princesses facing different challenges.