MAP 2nd Grade Reading
MAP 2nd Grade Reading helps second graders develop essential reading skills, comprehension, and vocabulary to become confident readers.
Advanced Topics
Comparing and Contrasting
Finding Similarities and Differences
When you compare, you look for what is the same. When you contrast, you look for what is different.
How to Compare and Contrast
- Look at two characters, places, or stories.
- Find things that are alike (compare).
- Find things that are different (contrast).
Why is This Helpful?
It helps you understand the stories better and remember important details.
Practice
Use a chart or draw a Venn diagram to organize what is the same and what is different.
Examples
Comparing two animals in a book to see how they are the same and different.
Contrasting two characters—one is brave, the other is shy.
In a Nutshell
Comparing and contrasting helps you see how things are alike and different.