Apples and Oranges
Oranges
Apples
Learning Target
Write a compare and contrast paragraph. by Dr. Deborah Wahlstrom
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Comparing and Contrasting
Apples and Oranges
Apples
Oranges
Both
fruits
red green Smooth skin
Grow in cool climates
food
orange
juices
rough skin
Grow on trees
Grow in warm climates
Write about it.
Learning Target: Write a compare and contrast paragraph.
Comparing and Contrasting
Apples and Oranges
Attributes
Apples
Oranges
Color
Red
Green
Orange
Smooth
Rough
Cool
Warm
Round
Round
Fruit
YES
YES
Makes juices
YES
YES
Type of food
YES
YES
Grows on Trees
YES
YES
Skin Texture
Climate
Shape
Learning Target: Write a compare and contrast paragraph.
Comparing and Contrasting
Apples and Oranges
Analysis Questions for Partner Chat
Attributes
Apples
Oranges
Color
Red
Green
Orange
Smooth
Rough
Cool
Warm
Round
Round
Fruit
YES
YES
Makes juices
YES
YES
Type of food
YES
YES
Grows on Trees
YES
YES
Skin Texture
Climate
Shape
Learning Target: Write a compare and contrast paragraph.
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What is the purpose of this chart?
How many attributes are listed on this chart?
What are the attributes that are listed on this chart?
What two items are being compared?
What does it mean to compare something?
What two items are being contrasted?
What does it mean to contrast something?
Are apples and oranges similar in color? How do you know?
9. Do apples and oranges have the same kind of skin texture? How do you know?
10. What is the difference between the skin texture of an apple and an orange?
11. What shape does both an apple and an orange have? 12. For which attributes are apples and oranges the same? 13. For which attributes are apples and oranges
different?