Compare - & Contrast

1. Compare - & Contrast

2. Compare & Contrast Definitions: • To Compare: to determine similarities between two or more things • To Contrast: to determine the differences between two or more things

3. Ways to Compare &Contrastnonfiction vs. Fiction texts: Definition: • Nonfiction versus Fiction text Example: • compare and contrast: • a fictional portrayal of a time, with a historical account of the same time period • A fictional portrayal of a place, with a historical account of the same place. • A fictional portrayal of a character and a historical account of the same period

4. Nonfiction vs. Fiction Texts a fictional portrayal of a time, with a historical account of the same time period Example: Out of the Dust takes place during the great depression.. This book could be compared & contrasted to a nonfiction Text focused this time period

5. Nonfiction vs. Fiction Texts A fictional portrayal of a place, with a historical account of the same place. Example: Out of the dust takes place in Oklahoma. The portrayal of the state can be compared and contrasted to a nonfiction text.

6. Nonfiction vs. Fiction Texts A fictional portrayal of a character and a historical account of the same period Example: the great Gatsby focuses on a mysterious man during the jazz age. The fictional story can be compared and contrasted with nonfiction text about this time period.

7. Ways to Compare &Contrastnonfiction vs. Fiction texts: Purpose: • To understand how the author uses or alters history • Evaluate the text(s) to see if there is bias • Ex: In a fictional account, an author may exaggerate or change details of history to add to the story. • The shift could also reveal the protagonist in the most positive light possible. • If it is a story about war, the protagonist is often seen as someone who is fighting for good. In reality, war is not so black and white

8. Ways to Compare &Contrasttexts in different forms Definition • Compare and Contrast texts in different forms that focus on the same or similar topics: Examples: • Story versus a poem • Memoir versus biography

9. Ways to Compare &Contrasttexts in different forms Purpose: • Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentation of key information • Is some evidence emphasized more in one text than another? • Do the authors have different purposes for writing the story? • Is there bias? • Analyze how different authors approach similar themes and topics

10. Ways to Compare &Contrast:Traditional vs. Modern texts Definition: • Analyze modern (current) versus traditional texts Examples: • Compare and contrast how a modern work of fiction draws in themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works • Analyze how traditional stories are modernized • Example: Cinderella has been recreated numerous times: Ever After, A Cinderella story, Ella Enchanted, etc.

11. Ways to Compare &Contrast:Traditional vs. Modern texts Purpose: • Consider why many classics are often retold again and again • Is there a message that transcends time? • Analyze how these stories change to reflect our world today

12. Strategies for comparing and contrasting • Annotate the texts as you read • Keep track of similarities and differences • Consider the author’s purpose for writing the text and how this may impact the information provided • Determine the focus of the passage • Note if any of the information in one text contradicts (goes against) another • Synthesize the information: look at more than one text to gain a more complete picture of a time or place • To synthesize: to combine parts or elements to make a whole

13. Activity Compare and contrast Cinderella with the native American story the invisible one and the rough faced girl • What is similar? • What is different? 3. What do the differences in the texts reveal about the two cultures? 4. Which version do you prefer? why?