Compare and Contrast

What does it mean to compare and contrast?

• to find out what the text means
• to find similarities and differences
• to ask and answer questions
• to figure out the point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the best way to compare two texts on the same topic? 

• compare the information to the pictures
• compare the captions to the images
• compare the text features
• compare the important points and key details

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

Select a possible comparison for these two images.

• Both firemen and policemen save lives.
• Women can also fight fires.
• Police save people's lives, while firemen do not. 
• Police and firemen wear the same uniforms.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

READ THE TWO PASSAGES FIRST.
What are the two passages mostly about?

• nocturnal birds
• nocturnal animals that fly
• eyes and ears
• birds and mammals

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

READ THE TWO PASSAGES FIRST. 
What do owls rely on while flying?

• echolation
• the wind
• good eyesight
• good sense of taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

READ THE TWO PASSAGES FIRST.
What do bats rely on while flying?

• echolation
• the wind
• good eyesight
• good sense of taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7