Compare and Contrast Writing

Before you write a compare and contrast essay, you should, ________.

• choose one difference between the items that is most important

• pick which item is better

• revise your essay using a flow chart

• pre-write for your essay using a Venn diagram

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.W.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.2B

What does it mean to compare things?

• look at differences

• look at similarities

• look at similarities and differences

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

What does it mean to contrast?

• To tell what is alike and what is the same.

• To tell what is different.

• To tell what is the same.

• To tell what is alike and what is different.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.9

Which graphic organizer can be used for compare and contrast?

• Timeline
• Venn Diagram
• Flowchart
• T-Chart

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CCSS.W.3.2C

The key word same…

• Contrast
• Compare

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

The key word different is…

• Contrast
• Compare

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CCSS.RI.1.9

A teacher and a doctor both work with people every day.

The teacher works with children at the school.

The doctor sees patients at the hospital.

How are a teacher and doctor ALIKE?

• They work with children.

• They work in hospitals.

• They work with many people.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

What does it mean to compare and contrast?

• to tell what is alike and what is the same.

• to tell what is different

• to tell us what is the same.

• to tell what is alike and what is different.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

Frogs and toads can live in the water and on the land. They both catch food with long, sticky tongues. They eat insects and small animals. You can tell them apart by their bodies. Frogs have long, strong back legs and thin, moist skin. Toads have shorter back legs and drier skin.

What two things are we comparing?

• legs and twigs

• frogs and toads

• cats and dogs

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.8

When comparing, what words should you look for (select all that apply)

• in the same way

• like

• as well

• but

Tags

CCSS.W.3.2C