1. Compare & Contrast

2. What does compare mean?
What does contrast mean?

3. When you compare 2 things you ask yourself, "How are these things alike?“

4. When you contrast 2 things you ask yourself, "How are these things different?“

5. Compare
Some words that signal comparisons are:
both, each, like, same, also, too

6. Contrast
Some words that signal contrasts are:
different, but, on the other hand, however

7. Let’s Compare and contrast a car and a skateboard

8. How are they alike? Compare Both are forms of transportation
They each have wheels
Cars come in different colors and skateboards do also
A car cost money and a skateboard does too

9. How are they Different? Contrast
A car is large but a skateboard is small
You usually sit in car but you stand on a skateboard
Many people can ride in a car, however only one person rides on a skateboard
A car has doors but a skateboard does not

10. Compare and contrast a dog and a cat
Compare and contrast a dog and a cat. Underline the signal words for comparing and contrasting that you use.