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Compare and Contrast

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Compare and Contrast

URL:

https://www.roomrecess.com/Lessons/ComparingAndContrasting/Video.html

Content Source:

Other
Room Recess

Type:

Audio/Video

Overview:

The classroom resource provides a teaching video on comparing and contrasting. The video teaches the students to compare similarities and contrast differences. This classroom resource includes worksheets to help with understanding.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1

29. Compare and contrast texts.

a. Compare and contrast characters, settings, and major events in literary texts.

b. Describe the connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in an informational text.

c. Point out similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.

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Teacher Vocabulary:

29.

Compare
Contrast
Texts

29a.

Compare
Contrast
Characters
Settings
Major events
Literary texts

29b.

Describe
Connections
Individuals
Events
Ideas
Pieces of information
Informational text

29c.

Similarities
Differences
Topic

Knowledge:

29. Students know:

Techniques to compare (similarities) and contrast (differences) two texts.

29a.

Characters.
Settings.
Major events.
Literary texts.
Techniques to compare and contrast story elements in literary texts.

29b.

There are often connections between individuals, events, ideas, or information in an informational text.

29c.

Techniques to compare and contrast features of two texts.

Skills:

29. Students are able to:

Identify the similarities and differences in the text.

29a.

Identify characters, settings, and major events in a literary text.
Compare (similarities) and contrast (differences) characters, settings, and major events in a literary text.

29b.

Identify and describe connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in an informational text.

29c.

Identify the similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.

Understanding:

29. Students understand that:

They can improve their comprehension of texts by identifying similarities and differences between two texts.

29a.

Comparing and contrasting characters, settings, and major events in a text helps them to better understand the meaning of the literary text.

29b.

Connections can be made between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in informational text.
Connections describe how individuals, events, ideas, or information in informational text are similar or different.

29c.

They can improve their comprehension of a topic by comparing and contrasting two texts on the topic.

English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2

26. Compare and contrast important details presented by two texts on the same topic or theme.

a. Compare and contrast different versions of the same story by different authors, from different cultures, or from different points of view.

Examples: The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs; Cinderella and The Rough-Face Girl

b. Compare and contrast story elements of literary texts.

Examples: characters, settings, sequence of events, plots

Unpacked Content

Teacher Vocabulary:

26.

Compare
Contrast
Topic
Theme

26a.

Compare
Contrast
Authors
Cultures
Points of view

26b.

Compare
Contrast
Story elements
Literary texts

Knowledge:

26. Students know:

Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
Contrast means tell how things are different.

26a.

Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
Contrast means tell how things are different.
The same story can be told by different authors, can exist in different cultures, or can be told by different narrators.

26b.

Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
Contrast means tell how things are different.
Literary texts include common story elements.

Skills:

26. Students are able to:

Compare and contrast important details after reading two texts that have a common theme or topic.

26a.

Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors, from different cultures, or from different points of view.
For example, The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs or Cinderella and The Rough-Face Girl.

26b.

Compare and contrast story elements in literary texts, such as characters, settings, sequence of events, and plots.

Understanding:

26. Students understand that:

Texts about the same topic or theme will have similarities and differences.
Comparing and contrasting texts with the same topic or theme will improve their overall comprehension of the texts.

26a.

Similarities and differences between the same stories can teach the reader about different cultures and explain different points of view.

26b.

Comparing and contrasting story elements of literary texts can improve their comprehension, or understanding, of the texts.

Tags:

compare and contrast, differences, similarities

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Compare and Contrast