Comparing and Contrasting

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1 Comparing and Contrasting A

2 To the Student In this book, you will learn how to use the reading strategy called Comparing and Contrasting. With your teacher s help, you will practice using this strategy to better understand what you read. Product Development Acknowledgments Design and Production Product Developer: Dale Lyle Book Editors: Mary McNary, Maureen Sotoohi Book Writer: Jeff Putnam Product Designer: Susan Hawk Cover Designer: Susan Hawk ISBN Curriculum Associates, Inc. North Billerica, MA No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without written permission from the publisher. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA

3 Table of Contents Introduction... 2 Instruction and Practice Lesson 1 Part One, Modeled Instruction... 4 Part Two, Guided Instruction... 6 Part Three, Guided Practice Part Four, Independent Practice Lesson 2 Part One, Modeled Instruction Part Two, Guided Instruction Part Three, Guided Practice Part Four, Independent Practice Lesson 3 Part One, Modeled Instruction Part Two, Guided Instruction Part Three, Guided Practice Part Four, Independent Practice Application Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Tracking Chart Self Assessments Graphic Organizer... 93

4 Introduction Comparing and Contrasting Comparing is finding out how things are alike. Contrasting is finding out how things are different. Graphic Organizer Alike Different One Thing Another Thing Key Points 1 Comparing is finding out how things are alike. 2 Contrasting is finding out how things are different. 3 Look for clue words when you read. The clue words same, both, like, and alike tell you how things are alike. 4 The clue words but, unlike, and different tell you how things are different. 5 Sometimes there are no clue words. Then ask yourself, How are these things different? How are these things alike? 2 Introduction

5 Example As you read, think about comparing and contrasting. Look for clue words that show comparisons and contrasts. alike clue word Oak trees and pine trees are lovely trees. Both can both grow very tall. Pine trees have needles. The needles stay on the tree all year. Unlike pine trees, oak trees have leaves. Oak trees lose their leaves in the fall. clue word different The paragraph compares and contrasts oak trees and pine trees. It has the clue words both and unlike. Both kinds of trees grow very tall. How are the two trees different? Unlike pine trees, oak trees have leaves. Remember Comparing is finding how things are alike. Contrasting is finding how things are different. Introduction 3

6 Lesson 1, Part Four, Independent Practice This is an article. As you read the article, think about how some things are the same. Think about how some things are different. Zoom In Look at paragraph 2. The weather for the river clean-up was different this month than it was last month. A clue word signals the contrast. Families Clean Up River J Circle the clue word in paragraph 2 that signals a contrast. My Notes 1 Every month, people from Avon meet to help clean up the Avon River. This month, many families took part. 2 Last month it rained. But this month, the weather was great. The sun was bright. The air was warm. It was a perfect day. I like working outside, said Mrs. Hall of Fern Street. 18 Lesson 1, Part Four, Independent Practice

7 3 Some families picked up paper and cans. Other families cleaned the bridge. Both groups worked hard. They had lots of fun. They all made new friends. 4 There was a lot of paper. I picked up paper. It was in a bend near the bridge, said Andre Clay. Zoom In The first two sentences of paragraph 3 contrast two groups of families. J Draw a line under the first two sentences of paragraph 3. My Notes 5 I picked up cans, Louis Franco said. We can get money for these cans. Lesson 1, Part Four, Independent Practice 19

8 Choose the correct answer to each question. Fill in the answer bubble. 1. In paragraph 2, which clue word signals a contrast between the weather this month and the weather last month? A B C but also month 2. Look at paragraph 3. How are the two groups of families different? A B C Some families worked hard, but others did not. Some families made new friends, but others did not. Some families picked up paper and cans, but others cleaned the bridge. 3. The first three sentences in paragraph 5 compare A B C this month s lunch and last month s lunch. hot dogs and chips. workers who were hungry and workers who were not hungry. 22 Lesson 1, Part Four, Independent Practice Lesson 1 3

9 Answer the question. Write the answer on the lines. 4. Paragraph 9 on page 21 compares and contrasts this month s clean-up with next month s clean-up. How will the two events be the same? How will they be different? Use clue words in your answer. Lesson 1 1 Lesson 1, Part Four, Independent Practice 23