Compare and Contrast

Tana and Lua like to go hiking. While Lua loved to bring her dog and walk the trail, Tana loved to bike. Both girls really enjoyed finding natural waterfalls to swim in. Tana and Lua also really loved eating fresh fruit along the trails. Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.

In what ways can you compare the two girls?

• Tana and Lua both liked to bring their dogs on the trail.

• Tana and Lua both were scared to eat fruit along the trail

• Tana loved the hike up, while Lua loved the trek back down.

• Tana and Lua both liked finding natural waterfalls to swim in.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Janet and Kylie were best friends, they liked to do everything together. Kylie loved horseback riding and so did Janet. Janet loved swimming, and although Kylie did not know how to swim she loved the water. Janet enjoyed vacationing in tropic areas while Kylie liked arctic zones. In what ways do the two girls contrast?

• Kylie loved horseback riding and janet did not.

• Janet liked vacationing in tropic areas while Kylie liked arctic zones.

• Kylie loved swimming and so did Janet.

• Kylie liked to vacation in tropic areas while Janet liked peaceful grasslands

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Poison ivy and poison oak are woody plants that grow in almost any habitat and are very similar in appearance. Both poison oak and poison ivy have berrylike fruit and brown stems. But poison ivy acts more like a vine than a bush and can grow high in trees. The fruit of poison ivy is gray and smooth. On the other hand, poison oak acts more like a bush than a vine. The fruit of poison oak is hairy instead of smooth.

• Poison ivy is a woody plant, but poison oak is not.

• Poison oak can live in almost any habitat, poison ivy cannot.

• Poison ivy has smooth fruit, poison oak has hairy fruit.

• Poison oak has a brown stem and poison ivy has a green stem.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does it mean to compare things?

• look at differences

• look at similarities

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Cinderella is kind, sweet and charming, while her step sisters are mean and cruel. How are Cinderella and her step sisters different?

• They both want to marry the prince.

• The step sisters are kind but Cinderella is not.

• Cinderella is kind, but her step sisters are not.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the signal word : Dogs and cats are animals, however, cats meow and dogs bark.

• animals

• bark

• however

• and

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Reptiles have scales and their toes have claws; amphibians have moist skin and their toes do not have claws. Both reptiles and amphibians lay eggs. However, reptile eggs have a thick hard shell and are laid on land, but amphibian eggs have no shell and are laid in water. Young reptiles are miniature replicas of their parents and are born with lungs, but young amphibians start out with gills. Once amphibians have matured to adults they have lungs.

• Reptiles and amphibians lay eggs.

• Reptiles do not have claws but amphibians do.

• Reptiles and amphibians are ectotherms

• Reptiles lay eggs with a shell and amphibians lay eggs without a shell.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• sequence

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Select ALL of the following signal words that are used to compare.

• As well as

• both

• however

• on the other hand

• same

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3