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Compare and Contrast Lesson 12. You have learned that authors of nonfiction texts organize their ideas in certain ways called text structures. One kind of text structure is compare and contrast . In compare and contrast, the author shows how two or more ideas are alike and different.
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You have learned that authors of nonfiction texts organize their ideas in certain ways called text structures. • One kind of text structure is compare and contrast. • In compare and contrast, the author shows how two or more ideas are alike and different. • When you recognize this structure in nonfiction texts, you can better understand what you read! Remember: Compare= alike Contrast= different
Read the paragraph below. Look for the similarities and differences the paragraph describes. Land snails and sea snails look similar. Both types of snails have spiral shells that protect their soft bodies. However, land snails have lungs instead of gills, which let them breathe air. Sea snails and land snails both need moisture to survive. Land snails produce mucus that keeps them from drying out, but sea snails get the moisture they need from the ocean.
What Clue Words helped you find similarities and differences? Land snails and sea snails look similar. Both types of snails have spiral shells that protect their soft bodies. However, land snails have lungs insteadof gills, which let them breathe air. Sea snails and land snails both need moisture to survive. Land snails produce mucus that keeps them from drying out, but sea snails get the moisture they need from the ocean.
Fill in the Venn Diagram! Land snails and sea snails look similar. Both types of snails have spiral shells that protect their soft bodies. However, land snails have lungs instead of gills, which let them breathe air. Sea snails and land snails both need moisture to survive. Land snails produce mucus that keeps them from drying out, but sea snails get the moisture they need from the ocean. Land Snails Sea Snails Both • Have lungs • Produce mucus • Spiral shells • soft bodies • Need moisture to survive • Have gills • Get moisture from the ocean
Use the Diagram to write a 4 Star Extended Response! • How are land snails and sea snails alike and different? • Read the question carefully. Make sure you understand what it is asking! • Restate the question in a sentence. • Use 3 examples from the text to support your answer. • Add you own thoughts or feelings • Restate the question in a sentence again.
