Compare & Compare & ContrastContrast

What does compare What does compare mean? mean?

What does contrast What does contrast mean?mean?

• When you When you comparecompare 2 2 things you ask yourself, things you ask yourself, "How are these things "How are these things alike?“alike?“

•When you When you contrastcontrast 2 2 things you ask yourself, things you ask yourself, "How are these things "How are these things different?“different?“

CompareCompare

Some words that signal Some words that signal comparisons are:comparisons are:

both, each, like, same, both, each, like, same, also, tooalso, too

ContrastContrast

Some words that signal Some words that signal contrasts are: contrasts are:

different, but, on the different, but, on the other hand, howeverother hand, however

Let’s Compare and contrast Let’s Compare and contrast a car and a skateboarda car and a skateboard

How are they alike?How are they alike?CompareCompare

•BothBoth are forms of are forms of transportationtransportation

•They They eacheach have wheels have wheels

•Cars come in different colors Cars come in different colors and skateboards do and skateboards do alsoalso

•A car cost money and a A car cost money and a skateboard does skateboard does tootoo

How are they Different?How are they Different?ContrastContrast

•A car is large A car is large butbut a skateboard is a skateboard is smallsmall

•You usually sit in car You usually sit in car butbut you stand on you stand on a skateboarda skateboard

•Many people can ride in a car, Many people can ride in a car, howeverhowever only one person rides on a only one person rides on a skateboardskateboard

•A car has doors A car has doors butbut a skateboard a skateboard does notdoes not

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