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Language
resources
compare: to show how two or more things are alike or similar compound sentence: a sentence that has two independent clauses joined by a connecting word such as and, but, or so. contrast: to show how two
or more things are different or opposite
aCadeMIC VoCabULarY
Analyze is a verb that means
to study or look at something
carefully and closely. When
you analyze text, you create
an analysis of it. It shows that
you have thought about the
text carefully and that you have
learned about it.
Language
resources
comparison and contrast
Ideas, events, and reasons can be compared and contrasted with the following signal words and phrases.
compare
contrast
similar
different from
alike
unlike
have in common
the opposite of
also
but or however
similarly
although
likewise
in contrast
even though
sal’s character Details
Phoebe’s character Details
compound sentence
Sal is a country girl who is brave.
Phoebe is a quiet girl who thinks Sal is brave.
Sal is a country girl, but Phoebe is a quiet girl.
aCTIVITY 1.6
how english works:
Transitions for Comparison and Contrast
HEW
Learning Targets
• Apply basic understanding of how ideas, events, or reasons are linked throughout a text using a select set of everyday connecting words or phrases to comprehending texts and writing basic texts.
• Combine clauses in a few basic ways to make connections between and join ideas (e.g., creating compound sentences using and, but, so).
compare and contrast
Part of analyzing and responding to what you read is comparing and contrasting characters, settings, and incidents in a story. In writing exposition in which you compare and contrast, you will use signal words and phrases that help the reader see what you are comparing and contrasting. Read the examples of compare and contrast signal words and phrases in the Language Resources box.
Skim through Walk Two Moons looking for examples of character details that you can compare and contrast. Write three examples in the chart. Then write a compound sentence that compares or contrasts the characters. Choose a word or phrase from the Language Resources list to make the comparison or contrast.
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