By Kristi Waltke Fourth Grade Unit 4 Week 1 Compare and Contrast By Kristi Waltke Fourth Grade Unit 4 Week 1

Compare and Contrast When you compare and contrast, you tell how two or more things are alike and different. A chart can help you compare and contrast. You can compare and contrast two things you read about or something you read about with something you already know.

A Venn Diagram can help us compare and contrast. Can you think of more ways that Victor and Houdini are alike and different? Victor Houdini Successful with magic tricks Unsuccessful with magic tricks Interested in magic An adult at the beginning of the story A boy at the beginning of the story At the train station Have caring family members Famous Not famous

What did you learn about magicians from this story that you didn't know before? By answering this question you will be comparing and contrasting something you read about with what you already know.

Can you think of ways that these stories are alike and different?

Can you think of ways that these stories are alike and different?