Compare and Contrast Text Structure
Compare and Contrast Texts that compare and contrast look at the similarities and differences of more than one main idea.
Signal Words for Compare/Contrast In like manner Likewise Similarly The difference between As opposed to After all However And yet But Nevertheless
Graphic Organizers for Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram Matrix A Venn Diagram only allows you to compare 2 things. Matrix allows you to compare several things with several different characteristics.
EXIT SLIP Set up a matrix to explain the similarities and differences between the Description and Compare and Contrast text structures? How can signal words help you as a reader? How do you determine whether or not an article is an example of the Compare/Contrast text structure?