Compare and Contrast Ideas often connect unknown ideas with
known concepts to help readers learn about a topic.
Compare/contrast instruction includes identifying author’s use
of comparisons and a reader’s ability to make comparisons. A
simile is a comparison of two unlike things that are alike in
one way; a simile uses like or as or a comparative adjective and
than. Examples: Butterflies are like flower petals with wings.
Migration is like a journey. Caribou feet are like snowshoes.
Metaphor: A metaphor is an implied comparison between two unlike
things. A metaphor does not use a clue word. Examples:
Butterflies are flower petals with wings. Migration is a
journey. Analogy: An analogy is also a comparison of two or more
objects. The analogy implies that the objects are alike in some
ways. Examples: An orchestra of robins welcomed the sunrise.
Birds soar through highways in the sky. Questions that help
students compare and does this selection remind you of? does
(idea from selection) remind you of? comparisons