Compare and Contrast

1. Compare and Contrast Authors may show relationships between characters by telling how they are alike and different. To compare is to tell how things are alike, and to contrast is to tell how they are different.

2. Compare – Tell the things they have in common. • Contrast – Tell the differences

3. Authors sometimes use signal words to show that they are comparing and contrasting something.

4. Read the paragraph on the next slide to find out about Maya and Bo, two characters who are alike in some ways, and different in others.

5. Each weekend, Maya and Bo go sailing with their dad. They look forward to the outing all week. Maya loves to sit on the deck of the boat and feel the wind and salt spray on her face. Unlike Maya, Bo enjoys staying in the cabin and playing his guitar. Maya and Bo usually take their pet dogs on the boat. The two dogs behave like their owners-Lulu enjoys the wind, while Frankie rests in the cabin. How do Maya and Bo compare and contrast with each other?

6. This Venn diagram breaks down Maya and Bo’s similarities, and differences. Maya Bo Both Enjoys staying in the cabin Loves to sit on the deck Love to sail

7. Now you try: • What other comparisons were made in the paragraph? What could you add to the Venn diagram?

8. Compare and Contrast Maya and Bo. • Maya and Bo are alike and different in many ways. They both like taking their dogs on the boat. They both enjoy sailing with their dad. Maya likes to sit on deck, while Bo likes to be in the cabin playing guitar. I think Bo should get out more. These are the ways that Maya and Bo are alike and different.