Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake. What two things are being compared and contrasted?

chocolate and strawberry ice cream

vanilla and chocolate ice cream

Thousands of years ago the native people of North America had to build houses that fit their life. One kind of house was a tipi. The Plains people lived in tipis. Tipis were easy to put up and take down. In fact, it only took about half an hour to build a tipi. This was perfect for the Plains people who spent their time hunting and hunting animal. The Inuit, who lived in the cold Artic region, spent part of the year living in Igloos. Igloos were temporary homes like tipis. However, they were built for the cold winter months whereas a tipi could be used year round. Both tipis and igloos had one main room that the family lived in and were usually made for a single family. Tipis and igloos were made of very different materials. Igloos were made from blocks of snow stacked on top of each other, while tipis were made of buffalo hide, tree branches or grass. The shape of tipis and igloos were also different. Tipis were cone-shaped, using three or four poles for support, in contrast, igloos were dome-shaped. One similarity between igloos and tipis was that both....

Contained one main room for the family to use

Were used only during the winter months

What is the primary purpose of using 'compare and contrast' in writing?

To highlight similarities and differences between two or more subjects

To provide a chronological sequence of events

To describe a problem and propose a solution

To persuade the reader to take a specific action

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates a 'compare and contrast' structure?

Both apples and oranges are fruits, but apples have a sweeter taste.

She went to the store to buy milk.

In a 'compare and contrast' essay, what is the role of a thesis statement?

To introduce the main topics being compared and contrasted

To list all the differences between the subjects

To provide a detailed description of one subject

To summarize the entire essay in one sentence

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What skill is used in this paragraph?

Compare and Contrast

Sequence

Problem and Solution

Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does it mean to compare/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.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Fourth of July and Veteran's Day are both U.S. holidays. However, the Fourth of July celebrates our independence and Veteran's Day celebrates military veterans. How are these holidays different?

Both holidays are celebrated in the U.S.

Fourth of July celebrates independence, while Veteran's Day celebrates veterans.

Both holidays are in the summer.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The key word same…

Contrast

Compare

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_{^{What two things are being compared in this picture?}}

apples and oranges

grapes and bananas

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

what does it mean to contrast 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.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_{what two things are being compared in this picture?}

minions and spongebob

houses and trees

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

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Compare and Contrast

What skill is used in this paragraph?

What does it mean to compare/contrast?

The Fourth of July and Veteran's Day are both U.S. holidays. However, the Fourth of July celebrates our independence and Veteran's Day celebrates military veterans. How are these holidays different?

The key word same…

What two things are being compared in this picture?

what does it mean to contrast things?

what two things are being compared in this picture?

What two things are being compared in this picture?

what type of story structure looks at similarities and differences of a text?

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