Compare & Contrast
Key Questions
Key Questions
- How are the stories similar? How can we compare the stories?
- How are the stories different? How can we contrast the stories?
- Compare & Contrast: Settings, Characters, Plots, Problems, Solutions, Points of View, Themes, etc.
Videos
Videos
Intro: Compare & Contrast
Compare & Contrast: Fiction
How to Use a Venn Diagram
Graphics
Graphics
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Pick 2 colors to highlight similarities & differences.
1. Read the story(s).
2. Identify components (settings, characters, plot major events, point of view, theme, genre, mood).
- Compare: Identify & highlight similarities in 1st color.
- Contrast: Identify & highlight differences in 2nd color.
- Look for key words to help!
3. Organize similarities & differences using a venn-diagram.
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