2024 Comparing & Contrasting Own Opinions with Familiar Texts

DIRECTION: Choose COMPARE if the opinions have the same thoughts and choose CONTRAST if they have different ideas.

But before that, re-type the word OPINION in small letters.

• “The youth is the hope of our future.” -- Jose Rizal

• The intelligence and work of the youth will take the country on the pathway of success.

• Compare

• Contrast

• “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

• Education provides you the tools to improve the quality of life in modern society.

• Compare

• Contrast

• “United we stand; divided we fall.”― Aesop

• Success is not a product of working together.

• Compare

• Contrast

• “He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish.” -- Jose Rizal

• Those who forget their language have so much love for their country.

• Compare

• Contrast

• “Respect yourself and others will respect you.”― Confucius

• Self-respect is not a basis for other people to respect you.

• Compare

• Contrast

BONUS QUESTION: What is a synonym of hope that begins with letter "d"?

THIS IS THE END OF THE FIRST PART.

After comparing and contrasting facts and stories about injustice, you realized it's right to agree with Desmond Tutu's quote that you have chosen the side of the oppressor if you are neutral in times of injustice.

What kind of thinking is shown here?

• A. Remembering

• B. Reflecting

• C. Creating

You examine how successfully the writer or speaker appeals to the audience’s sense of ethical behavior. The writer or speaker presents himself or herself to the audience as credible, trustworthy, honest, and ethical. What persuasive strategy is this?

• A. logos

• B. pathos

• C. ethos

When comparing, what part of the Venn Diagram is filled in when writing down the similarities between two things or ideas?

• A. subset of the circle

• B. all parts of the circle

• C. intersection/middle part