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Identifying Similarities and Differences

Overview

Interactive overview PowerPoint for similarities and differences/using technology


Activities and Lessons for Identifying Similarities and Differences

Four types of similarities and differences with concise definitions, templates, lesson examples

Sample lessons for similarities and differences

Eighth-grade/high school math example

Music lesson clarifying

Venn Diagram to compare ecosystems

Compare and contrast: science example - semantic feature analysis

Using classifying to write compositions

Similarities and differences resources weblinks

Classification activity

Readers' toolkit: comparison and contrast words and activity sheet

Reading response compare and contrast

Web Sites for Analogies

Awesome Analogies - two-player game

Card game

Explanation, examples, analogy of the day

Analogy of the day

Samples


Templates for the Four Approaches to Teaching, Learning and Assessing Identification of Similarities and Differences

Sorting graphic organizers

Templates specific to similarities and differences

Read-Write-Think online webbing tool

Multiple graphic organizers in English and Spanish

Graphic organizers in PDF and Inspiration

Venn Diagram

Comparison Matrix

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Metaphors

Analogies