Compare and Contrast Same and Different

Compare  tell what is the same about two or more things

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

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 have seeds orange round fruit can eat it have to peel it yellow long doesn’t have seeds

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

What are the signal words? Contrast different from in contrast although more than less than instead of however on the other hand on the contrary as opposed to but not while unless same as alike not only…but also either…or likewise similarly similar to compared with as well as resemble Compare

Compares and contrasts the similarities and differences between two things (Adapted from Tompkins, 2006) Contrast Compare same as alike not only…but also either…or likewise similarly similar to compared with as well as resemble  different from  in contrast  although  more than  less than  instead of  however  on the other hand  on the contrary  as opposed to  but not  while  unless Compare

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

12 Seasons of the Year

13 Think about the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter How are these seasons alike? How are they different? Think about the months in each season, the holidays in each season, and the activities you might do in each season.

14 Now watch as we compare two seasons: Fall and Spring Click on each fact to see where it belongs in the Venn Diagram. Fall Spring ~ April ~ Halloween ~ seasons ~ October ~ Easter ~ trees changing ~ it gets warmer outside ~ it gets colder outside

15 Now it’s your turn! Choose two seasons and compare and contrast them using this Venn Diagram. Extend: Write a comparative paper using your Venn Diagram.

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)