Compare and Contrast - CCSS , RL.7.7, RL.7.9

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1. Aesop's Fables.
Click Image to Enlarge		Two versions of each story to compare and contrast.  SEE MORE
2. Compare & Contrast Map.
Click Image to Enlarge		This interactive graphic organizer helps students develop an outline for one of three types of comparison essays: whole-to-whole, similarities-to-differences, or point-to-point. SEE MORE
3. Compare and Contrast Hangman.
Click Image to Enlarge		Guess the letters in a hidden word or phrase. Compare (alike) and contrast (different) pertain to a written exercise about the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, or things. SEE MORE
4. Compare and Contrast Quiz.
Click Image to Enlarge		Use the informational text to compare and contrast. SEE MORE
5. Compare and Contrast Test.
Click Image to Enlarge		An interactive Quia pre-test on compare and contrast. (16 self-checking questions) SEE MORE
6. Compare Illustrations Quiz.
Click Image to Enlarge		Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects. SEE MORE
7. Comparison and Contrast Guide.
Click Image to Enlarge		This interactive guide provides an introduction to the basic characteristics and resources that are typically used when students compose comparison and contrast essays. The Comparison and Contrast Guide includes an overview, definitions and examples. SEE MORE
8. Learning about the Solar System (Nonfiction).
Click Image to Enlarge		A PDF on compare and contrast. A nonfiction reading with multiple choice, an open-ended question and answer key. SEE MORE
9. Practice with Comparison and Contrast.
Click Image to Enlarge		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.] SEE MORE
10. Compare and Contrast Activities.
Click Image to Enlarge		Here are a few activities that takes the skill that students use quite often and help them understand how to apply it to a piece of literature or informational text. SEE MORE
11. Compare and Contrast Electronic Text With Traditionally Printed Text .
Click Image to Enlarge		During this lesson, students compare and contrast the characteristics of electronic text with the characteristics of traditionally printed text. SEE MORE
12. Using Online Tools For A Real World Compare and Contrast Activity
Click Image to Enlarge		The following online tools can be used to help your students create their own infographics and visuals as a compare and contrast activity. It's important for students to understand that, while words can and should be used, the visual aspect is just as important as the words.  SEE MORE