How To Compare And Contrast Texts

Some key phrases can help you to compare texts. Teachers can highlight these words and phrases in the compare-contrast text by displaying the text on an overhead projector and circling the words by making a word bank of the cueing words and phrases found in a compare-contrast text or by asking students to go on a word hunt to locate the cueing words.

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This awesome tool not only highlights the words within the cluster of lines that entail a difference.

How to compare and contrast texts. 2 question Write a compare-and-contrast analysis to compare the way two different texts present similar ideas. Support students as needed to review these terms. For example if the class discussed pets in the first lesson select a text that describes the qualities and care of an unusual pet such.

Subject 1 Point of comparison A. PREPARATION Before the lesson select two texts on topics similar to the topics used in the first lesson. Point of comparison B.

Organize these similarites and differences into paragraphs. Your text is structured like this. For comparisons you may look for the type or form of text for example it could be an article blog or letter.

Point of comparison B. Groups scan their text and note the features they identify according to the steps outlined in the Helping Students to Approach Compare and Contrast Questions section above. The purpose it is written for or the audience it is addressing is another way to compare.

There are several ways to compare and contrast texts. Ask students to volunteer definitions for the terms compare note the similarity between and contrast note the difference between. Direction Compare and contrast the following texts then evaluate its language from ENGLISH 101 at 17 Agustus 1945 University Surabaya.

When comparing texts you are making a point about two different texts backing up ideas with evidence and explaining the idea. Some texts are written just to inform or advice while others persuade and entertain. Venn diagrams are perhaps one of the best graphic organizers to use.

To make these links use transitional expressions of comparison and contrast similarly moreover likewise on the contrary conversely on the other hand and contrastive vocabulary in the example below SouthernerNortherner. Subject 2 Point of comparison A. The super easy procedure involves just a single step.

Review key comparecontrast words. Show a sample paragraph Tipis and Igloos on projector read the paragraph identify clue words and use a think-aloud model to students how to do the following. Paste the two texts in separate boxes and click on the compare button to unfold the differences.

Have a strong conclusion to summarize the thesis statement. Then using a linking. The two texts will be shown on the screen side by side along with the differences highlighted.

O Decide whether the text is a comparecontrast text. Groups can then combine their findings in a Venn diagram displaying the similarities and. Create a diagram eg T-square to identify the similarities and differences of each text.

In a compare-and contrast you also need to make links between A and B in the body of your essay if you want your paper to hold together. RI29 Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. Have a strong introductionthesis statement that gives an idea of what the paper will be about.

Tell students that today they are going to compare and contrast texts that are written about the same topic. Whereas on the other hand in both. You say everything you have to say about your first subject then discuss your second subject making comparisons and contrasts back to the things youve already said about the first.

CompareContrast text structure requires the reader to be a shopper looking for whats the same and whats different then making decisions based on those observations.

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