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The document discusses compare and contrast text structure. It provides an example paragraph comparing cardinals and goldfinches and identifies the clue words "both", "but", and "while" that indicate similarities and differences between the two birds. The document also mentions that details from a compare and contrast text can be organized into a Venn diagram.

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Compare Contrast Slides

The document discusses compare and contrast text structure. It provides an example paragraph comparing cardinals and goldfinches and identifies the clue words "both", "but", and "while" that indicate similarities and differences between the two birds. The document also mentions that details from a compare and contrast text can be organized into a Venn diagram.

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Compare and contrast

Suppose an author wanted to


explain how these two birds are
similar and different.

Chronological order
wouldnt work---there
is no order of events.
The author would
need to use compare
and contrast.
Compare and contrast

The cardinal and the goldfinch


are two common birds. Both are
brightly colored. Both are common
at birdfeeders. But the birds have
some differences. The male
cardinal is a bright red, while the
male goldfinch is yellow. Cardinals
like shrubs and trees, while
goldfinches prefer open meadows.
Compare and contrast clue words

When authors use the


text structure of compare
and contrast, they often
use special clue words to
show this text structure.

Can you find the clue


words in the paragraph?
Can you find the clue words?

The cardinal and the goldfinch


are two common birds. Both are
brightly colored. Both are common
at birdfeeders. But the birds have
some differences. The male cardinal
is a bright red, while the male
goldfinch is yellow. Cardinals like
shrubs and trees, while goldfinches
prefer open meadows.
Here they are!

The cardinal and the goldfinch


are two common birds. Both are
brightly colored. Both are common
at birdfeeders. But the birds have
some differences. The male cardinal
is a bright red, while the male
goldfinch is yellow. Cardinals like
shrubs and trees, while goldfinches
prefer open meadows.
Graphic Organizers

Goldfinch Cardinal
Both

Details from a text


written as compare and
contrast can be organized
as a Venn diagram.

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