Compare and Contrast
Same and Different
Compare
tell what is the same about
two or more things
Oranges and
Bananas
You eat both of them.
They are both fruits.
You have to peel both of them.
Contrast
tell what is different about
two or more things
Oranges and
Bananas
Oranges are orange.
Bananas are yellow.
Oranges are round.
Bananas are long.
Oranges have seeds.
Bananas don’t have seeds.
Venn Diagrams
• It is a great way to organize your
thoughts when you are comparing and
contrasting two things.
• In the middle you put how the two
objects are alike.
• On the sides you put how the objects
are different.
Organizing your Venn
Diagram
•have seeds
•orange
•round
•fruit
•yellow
•can eat it
•long
•have to
peel it
•doesn’t have
seeds
differences
differences
similarities
What can we compare
and contrast?
• Books
• People
• Objects
• Animals
• Places
• Music
• Events
Review
• Compare = same
• Contrast = different
• Organize ideas using a Venn Diagram
Now it’s your turn!!!
Choose one of the pairs below to
compare and contrast on your own.
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lacrosse and hockey (two sports)
summer and winter (two seasons)
teacher and student (two people)
fork and spoon (two objects)