Mini-Lesson Planning For Compare And Contrast Page 3
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How will I help students practice answering essential question(s)? How will I
incorporate collaborative structures and checks for understanding?
Practice 1:
Ask question: How can you relate compare and contrast to people you know? What kinds of
characteristics can you compare and contrast?
Make a second list of how children could be different but still be friends (they could look different, speak a
different language, come from different places, etc.) Ask the students to think of one person who is a
friend, and then think of all the ways they are different and alike. (Student accountable discussion)
Practice 2:
Pair up the students, giving each pair a blank Venn Diagram. Have them write on the diagram the ways
they are similar and different. (Collaborative structure)
Additional strategies/activities:
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Repeat the above exercise using a Double Bubble Map.
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Give students two pieces of short text to read OR provide students with a brief list of selections
with which they are familiar and have them compare/contrast the selections using one of the
graphic organizers.
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Do a Word Splash vocabulary activity using the compare/contrast signal words.
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A/B partner Review: Pairs Review—Partner A talks for one minute about everything he/she has
learned about compare/contrast (similarities and differences). After one minute, Partner B talks
for one minute, trying to follow the rule of no repeats.
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With a partner, complete a Compare & Contrast Word Map graphic organizer (What is it? What is
it like? What are some examples?)
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Display two pictures for students (or use examples from math, science, social studies, or Trophies
texts). Have pairs use one of the graphic organizers to compare/contrast the two pictures.
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Compare and contrast two familiar stories (application to text). Ex: Versions of the The Three Little
Pigs or other familiar text (again, use content area texts as well). Students complete a graphic
organizer (Venn, Same/Different, Double Bubble). Students should be able to answer the following
questions: How are the two stories similar? Different? How are the endings alike? Different?
Special Note: It is important that students are able to link the skill of compare/contrast to text.
Day Four: Independent Practice/Processing Activities
Give each child one of the following pairs of words. Students independently compare and contrast the objects using a
Venn diagram or “same/different” chart.
Shampoo/conditioner
Shirt/pants
Shoes/boots
Circle/square
Truck/car
House/apartment
Email/mail
Pen/pencil
CD/radio
Television/radio
Couch/chair
Water fountain/hose
Hotdog/hamburger
Dog/cat
Additional strategies/activities:
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