Compare and Contrast

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

1, 2

Overview

The classroom resource provides a teaching video on comparing and contrasting. The video teaches the students to compare similarities and contrast differences. This classroom resource includes worksheets to help with understanding.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.29

Compare and contrast texts.

UP:ELA21.1.29

Vocabulary

  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Texts

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Techniques to compare (similarities) and contrast (differences) two texts.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify the similarities and differences in the text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • They can improve their comprehension of texts by identifying similarities and differences between two texts.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.26

Compare and contrast important details presented by two texts on the same topic or theme.

UP:ELA21.2.26

Vocabulary

  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Topic
  • Theme

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
  • Contrast means tell how things are different.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Compare and contrast important details after reading two texts that have a common theme or topic.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Texts about the same topic or theme will have similarities and differences.
  • Comparing and contrasting texts with the same topic or theme will improve their overall comprehension of the texts.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Other

License Type

Public Domain

Resource Provider other

Room Recess
https://www.roomrecess.com/Lessons/ComparingAndContrasting/Video.html

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