Make connections among various texts showing similarities and differences. 0501.8.12

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1. Aesop's Fables - Two versions of each story to compare and contrast.
2. Compare and Contrast - Select two works of art from a list of 26. Then click the "Begin Essay" button in the selection box that displays your selections to write your own short essay comparing the works of art. This is a display from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
3. Compare and Contrast Activities - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
4. Compare and Contrast from Scholastic - compare and contrast characters
5. Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
6. Compare/Contrast Online Activities - "Help Lee Decide." "What Should Maria Do?" [These expired links are available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the pages don't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
7. Compare or Contrast? - Which is it? Read the sentence and decide whether you are comparing or contrasting
8. Comparing and Contrasting: Picturing an Organizational Pattern - investigate picture books organized in comparison/contrast structures to discover methods of organization
9. Comparative Exercise - find all the features unique to the text format. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
10. Context Clues - define the bold word in the reading selection
11. Context Clues - define the bold word in the reading selection
12. Context Clues: Explanations - define the bold word in the reading selection
13. Context Clues: Comparison Clues - define the bold word in the reading selection
14. Context Clues: Contrast Clues - define the bold word in the reading selection
15. Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales - students will read three examples of literature in which common fairy tale themes are revised and then compare and contrast them thematically and in terms of form.
16. Once Upon a Genre - Unit Plan - compare and contrast fairy tales
17. Practice with Comparison and Contrast - lab activity to find and organize similarities and differences [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
18. Test Tutor - compare and contrast practice
19. Using Context Clues - This section will help you review and strengthen your knowledge of using context clues. The 30 exercises are grouped into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Determine your level of knowledge and then select an exercise from the lists at the site.

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