Book Excerpt ( 42 pages!) - Heart of Wisdom

Ancient History: Adam to MessiahContrast-and-Compare GraphicsItem 1 Item 2A comparison is a systematic strategy for Attribute 1analyzing and evaluating the similarities of Attribute 2two or more things. (A contrast is simply acomparison that emphasizes differences Attribute 3rather than similarities.) An effective comparisonattempts to demonstrate one of three general purposes: Two things thought to be differentare actually similar; two things thought to be similar are really quite different; twothings, although comparable, are not equal—one is better than the other.Venn DiagramThe Venn Diagram is made up of twoor more overlapping circles. It isoften used in mathematics to showrelationships between sets. In languagearts instruction, the Venn CharacteristicsDiagram is useful for examining similaritiesand differences between char-of item 1 onlyin this spaceacters, stories, poems, etc. It is frequentlyused as a prewriting activityto enable students to organizethoughts or textual quotations priorto writing a compare/contrast essay.This activity enables students toorganize similarities and differences visually.Item 1Characteristicsof both itemsin this spaceItem 2Characteristicsof item 2 onlyin this spaceStoryboardsA storyboard (or flowchart) is a graphic, sequential depictionof a narrative. A time line is a form of storyboarding.It helps students to think visually about the sequence ofscenes. It develops defining and analyzing processes whilebuilding a step-by-step picture of the process for analysis,discussion, or communication purposes. A storyboard canbe a simple cartoon strip with illustrations, or boxes withtext that tell a story.ApproachCounterOrder BurgerWant Fries?NOPayCashierYESStandardProcess forOrdering aBurgerOrder FriesBeginning Middle EndClick here for Graphic OrganizersUnderlined text refers to Internet link.26