Transcript Compare and Contrast

C OMPARE AND CONTRAST
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Finding similarities and differences
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Deepens understanding of:
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Character
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Setting
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Plot
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Theme
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Genre
Connects thinking
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Within texts
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Between texts
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C OMPARE /C ONTRAST
Themes
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Plot
Setting
Characters
Books from a series
Stories from same genre
Versions of same story: Cinderella, 3 Pigs, cultures
With all genres: myths, poetry, traditional lit. non-fiction
W ORDS THAT SUPPORT …
 Comparison
 Contrasting
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Alike
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Although
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Also
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As opposed to
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As
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But
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As well as
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Differ
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Both
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Even though
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Either
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However
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In the same manner
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Whereas
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Similarly
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On the other hand
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Likewise
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Unlike
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Too
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On the contrary
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Same
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Unless
C OMMON C ORE S TATE S TANDARDS
ISD R EADING
S COPE & S EQUENCE
Third Grade
Winter – model Compare/Contrast
Spring – model Compare/Contrast
Fourth Grade
Fall – model Finding Evidence – embedded in Compare/Contrast
Winter – model Compare/Contrast
Spring – monitor – Compare/Contrast
Fifth Grade
Fall –model Finding Evidence – embedded in Compare/Contrast
T HE P OWER OF S YMBOLS
& G RAPHIC O RGANIZERS
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The use of graphic organizers and symbolic
representation of similarities and differences
enhances students’ understanding of content.
Chen 1999; Coel & McLeod,1999 etc.
From: Classroom Instruction That Works
C OMPARE / CONTRAST WITHIN
THE TEXT
Weak
Lives on the ground
Strong
Animals
Kind to others
Lives up in the rafters
Not so smart
Smart
Panicky
Calm
G ET CREATIVE !
A CROSS T EXT
Wilbur
•Animal
•Talks
•Life at stake
•Relies on others
•Overwhelmed
•Gains support from people
and animals
•Successful outcome
Louis
•Animal
•Can’t trumpet
•Needs voice to find mate
•Seeks help
•Leaves home
•Learns to read,write,play
trumpet
•Solves own problem
•Successful outcome
F ICTION /
NON - FICTION
Trumpet of the
Swan
Article on
Trumpeter Swans
Migration patterns
Louis – Canada
Montana,
Pennsylvania
Canada, Alaska,
Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho,
Oregon
food
Aquatic plants
Aquatic Plants
communication
Reads, writes, plays Low throaty sound
trumpet
Poetry/Non-Fiction
The Slug
The slug, Slides sly by night,
To nibble the new
Green shoot,
To riddle the weak
White root –
Silent, Calm,
Sweet little slug,
Who smiles on his scenes
of crime,
And leaves a trail
Of slime.
Slugs
Slugs are a common garden
pest in Washington and many
other states. Slugs slither
along the ground at night to
eat plants, flowers and roots.
Slugs like damp places and
feed at night. Most gardeners
look for ways to keep slugs out
of their gardens. One way is to
use plants that slugs hate such
as garlic, mint and cabbage.
Some people use salt and traps
to get rid of the pests!
Predators of slugs include frogs
and birds.
B OOKS
TO USE
MSP A PPLICATIONS
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According to the selection, what is the difference
between where a flamingo eats and where a
flamingo bathes?
O A. It eats in salt water; it bathes in fresh water.
O B. It eats in cold water; it bathes in warm water.
O C. It eats in calm water; it bathes in rough water.
MSP
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APPLICATIONS
What are two differences between what wild
hamsters do when the weather turns cold and
what wild hamsters do in warm weather?
Include information from the selection in your
answer.
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Based on information from the selection, which sentence tells
how the invention of earmuffs is different from the invention of
color television?
O A. Chester Greenwood invented earmuffs when he was an
adult; the color television was invented by a teenager.
O B. The earmuffs were a new item; the color television was
an improvement on something that already existed.
O C. Earmuffs were invented to make money; the color
television was invented to solve a problem.
M ODEL , MODEL , MODEL …
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“Whatever we want our students to do well, we
first have to show them how. Of all the changes I
have made in my teaching, adding explicit
demonstration to everything I teach has been the
single most important factor in increasing students'
literacy.”
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Conversations, Regie Routman