Guide
Name
Compare and Contrast
Description
Compare and contrast is a common way of thinking when choices need to be made or conclusions reached about how things or ideas are similar and different. To compare two things or ideas, each must be examined in the same way using the same criteria. The comparison is completed by reaching a conclusion.
Purposes
- [Statement] In order to plan for instruction and assessment think about your learners' needs and your goal. Why are you using Compare and Contrast? [Cluster] - [Statement] To demonstrate responses to texts (Comprehending: Reading/Listening/Viewing- Cluster 2.2): Students use compare and contrast to identify similarities and differences between personal experiences and experiences of people from various cultures, or other times and places as portrayed in oral, literary, and media texts. [Cluster] Cluster 2.2- Comprehending: Reading/Listening/Viewing - [Statement] To demonstrate understanding of forms and genres (Comprehending: Reading/Listening/Viewing- Cluster 2.3): Students use compare and contrast to differentiate between the characteristics of various forms and genres they are studying. [Cluster] Cluster 2.3- Comprehending: Reading/Listening/Viewing - [Statement] To demonstrate ability to gather, assess, select, and process information (Gather and Make Sense of Information- Cluster 3.2): Students look for comparisons in oral, visual, and written texts in order to understand the text. [Cluster] Cluster 3.2- Gather and Make Sense - [Statement] To demonstrate ability to organize, record, and assess information (Inquiry- Cluster 3.3): Students use a Compare and Contrast Frame to organize and record information. [Cluster] Cluster 3.3- Inquiry - [Statement] To demonstrate ability to generate and organize ideas (Composing: Writing/Speaking/Representing- Cluster 4.1): Students choose a Compare and Contrast Frame to generate and organize their ideas. [Cluster] Cluster 4.1- Composing: Writing /Speaking/ Representing
Specific Learning Outcomes LICT Descriptors How To Do
Related Information
- Select the items you want to compare. Select the criteria or characteristics of the items on which you want to base your comparison. Explain how the items are similar and different with respect to the criteria you selected. Make a choice between the items; in other words reach a conclusion with respect to the items. Concept Organizers Concept Organizers Organizing Information for Writing and Representing Š 2007 Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth Created with Curriculum Navigator, - Page 1 -
Guide
Organizing Information for Writing and Representing Variations
Concept Relationship Frame Students categorize the text as problem/solution, either/or, compare/contrast, or cause/effect. This frame may be more appropriate for Middle and Senior Years students. Concept Relationship Frame /ela/g/success104 Concept Relationship Frame Expository Writing Expository Writing Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers One Hand on the Other (grade 1, page192) is a primary variation for comparing information on 2 items.
Assessment / Think Abouts
Record focused observations as students engage in comparative thinking. Do they apply the same criteria or characteristics to the items they are comparing and contrasting? Focused Observation Form Focused Observation Form Sample Review students' compare/contrast frames to assess if they apply the criteria consistently and reach a conclusion based on the comparison. Conference with students to discuss the appropriateness of the criteria chosen for comparing and to discuss their conclusions. Do the conclusions follow logically from the comparison?
References
- Success for all Learners: A Handbook on Differentiating Instruction, A Resource for Kindergarten to Senior 4 Schools; 6.51 & 6.52
Keywords
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