Compare and Contrast Same and Different

Compare tell what is the same about two or more things Signal words And, too, similarly

Oranges and Bananas You eat both of them. They are both fruits. You have to peel both of them.

Contrast tell what is different about two or more things Signal words But, unlike, although, nevertheless

Oranges and Bananas Oranges are orange. Bananas are yellow. Oranges are round. Bananas are long. Oranges have seeds. Bananas don’t have seeds.

Double Bubble Maps(Venn Diagram) It is a great way to organize your thoughts when you are comparing and contrasting two things. In the middle you put how the two objects are alike. On the sides you put how the objects are different.

Organizing Your Bubble Map fruit can eat it have to peel it yellow long doesn’t have seeds have seeds orange round

What can we compare and contrast? Books People Objects Animals Places Music Events

Review Compare = same Contrast = different Organize ideas using a double bubble map

Now it’s your turn!!! Choose one of the pairs below to compare and contrast on your own. basketball and football (two sports) summer and winter (two seasons) teacher and student (two people) fork and spoon (two objects)