Keela Parsons
March 19, 2013
Steps for Analogies Strategy
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Select a concept familiar to the students that is
analogous in certain ways to the new concept.
Introduce a blank analogy graphic organizer (or
table). Label the new concept in the left column and
familiar concept in the right column.
Brainstorm similar characteristics of the two
concepts and write those in the correct column.
After the lesson students revisit the graphic
organizer, adding or revising the information.
Students write a summary describing the new
concept using the information on the organizer.
What is an Analogy?
 Agreement or similarity, especially in a certain limited
number of features or details
 A comparison made to show such a similarity
 Biology: the relationship between analogous organs or
parts, such as organelles
Diagram of a Cell
Nucleus
Function
 Controls cell activities
 Contains the
hereditary material of
the cell
Analogous City Structure
 City Hall
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/San%20Francisco%20City%20Hall.jpg
Mitochondria
Function
 Breaks down sugar
molecules to release
energy
 Site of aerobic cellular
respiration
Analogous City Structure
 Power Plants
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_station
Golgi Complex
Function
 Modify proteins made by
the cells
 Package and export
proteins
http://info.tpj.org/watchyourassets/walmart/walmart_boxes_web.jpg
Analogous City Structure
 UPS
http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2012/jan/images/UPS_BonnGermany.jpg
Ribosome
Function
 Synthesizes proteins
Analogous City Structure
 Factory
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Wolfsburg_VWWerk.jpg/250px-Wolfsburg_VW-Werk.jpg
Lysosome
Function
 Digests proteins, lipids,
and carbohydrates
 Transports undigested
material to the cell
membrane
 Cell breaks down if
lysosome breaks
Analogous City Structure
 Recycling Plant/Waste
Disposal
http://www.thegreenwichphantom.co.uk/uploaded_images/DSCF0050749227.JPG
Cell Membrane
Function
 Support and protection
 Controls movement of
materials in/out of cell
 Barrier between cell and
its environment
 Helps maintain
homeostasis
Analogous City Structure
 City Limits
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6179/6168993081_d26e648576_z.jpg
http://www.destinationflatonia.com/documents/zoning/city_limits_aeria2-04l.jpg
Works Cited
 Cell Structure & Function . (n.d.). Retrieved from BIO
301 Human Physiology: http://people.eku.edu/
ritchisong/cell1.gif
 PREPIT. (2006). Analogy graphic organizer. Retrieved
from Professional Rural Education Program:
http://www.prepit.org/reading/analogyGraphic.
html