Compare and Contrast

What does it mean to compare?

• look at how things are similar

• look at how things are different

Tags

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 contrast?

• look at how things are similar

• look at how things are different

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which option is a comparing signal phrase?

• differs from

• same as

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which option is a contrasting signal word?

• Similar

• Although

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Finish the sentence with the correct signal word:

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

• alike

• however

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Many vegetables are the roots of plants. Carrots are roots. Beets are as well. However, carrots are usually long and slender, while beets are red and round.

Which word or words signal that two things are being compared?

• as well

• many

• however

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

One way the bodies of bats differ from the bodies of birds is they are covered in fur, not feathers.

identify the contrasting signal word/words.

• One way

• differ from

• not feathers

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is an example of a compare-and-contrast text structure?

• Snow White meets seven dwarves after being left in the forest.

• Sleeping Beauty and Snow White are both fairy tale princesses who must overcome different challenges.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5