Compare and Contrast Texts

How are the text patterns different between the two Langston Hughes texts?

• Thank You Ma'am is a short story that takes its time to reveal the theme, and Mother to Son is a poem that is short and to the point.

• They are both short.

• They are both very long.

• Thank You Ma'am is a poem and Mother to Son is a short story.

Choose the BEST answer that explains how the two themes of Langston Hughes texts are similar.

• They both show the reader that life is hard.

• They are both written by the same author.

• They both show the reader a story with a woman and a boy.

• They both show the reader that life takes discipline, kindness, and patience.

Which viewpoint, or perspective, is represented in Thank You Ma'am that is not directly represented in Mother to Son?

• A rich person's perspective

• A father figure's perspective

• A strong female character's perspective

• A young child's perspective

When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for:

• similarities and differences

• wrongs and rights

• truth and lies

• clues and facts

When comparing and contrasting 2 texts, one should discuss the similarities and differences of...

• facts & details, author's tone and context clues

• facts & details, pop-out sentences and context clues

• facts & details, author's tone and text structure

• facts & details, citing evidence and context clues

• details about an important event in history

• descriptions of Sacagawea's thoughts and feelings

• information about Lewis and Clark's famous journey

• an account of Sacagawea's kidnapping by a Hidatasa man

You must analyze the similarities and differences in Thomas Crane's article "Down with Uniforms" and Selena Smith's essay "Why We Need School Uniforms." What can you tell immediately from the titles?

• Before you read, you can tell Thomas Crane does not support uniforms while Selena Smith believes in school uniforms.

• You can't tell anything because you don't have enough information.

• You can tell Selena Smith supports school uniforms.

• Thomas Crane does not support school uniforms. 

_______ both texts to identify the differences between each author’s argument.

• Compare

• Contrast

• Conclude

• Interpret

Use both "Young Leonardo" and "Leonardo's Horse" to answer the following question: One similarity between "Young Leonardo" and "Leonardo's Horse" was that both passages-

• shared the relationship between Leonardo and his family

• discussed Leonardo's ability to sculpt a horse

• showed that Leonardo was both an inventor and an artist

• detailed his construction of major works of art

Refer to the article titled “The Stripes Will Survive,” the passage titled “The Zoos Go Wild,” and a passage from the article “Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment.”. You have read three texts that claim that the role of zoos is to protect animals. Write an essay that compares and contrasts the evidence each source uses to support this claim. Be sure to use evidence from all three sources to support your response.

• Research Simulation

• Narrative Writing

• Literary Analysis