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DVHS Continuous School Improvement
Purpose:
Improve Reading & Writing Skills
GOAL #1/#2
SęėĆęĊČĞ: CĔėĊ SĎĝ:
CĔĒĕĆėĎĘĔē/CĔēęėĆĘę
Updated 12/01/17
PčĆĘĊ OēĊ
Phase one—Comparison/Contrast Description Organizer Template
PčĆĘĊ TĜĔ
Phase Two—Comparison/Contrast Top Hat Organizer
Students often want to jump ahead to the comparison without fully understanding the two subjects
they are comparing. Providing criteria slows them down and allows them to understand closely the
subjects being compared. Provide clear criteria to focus student description. Remind students that
their job is to describe each item separately according to the criteria you provide, not to compare
them. For example: If students were asked to compare volume (subject 1) and surface area (subject
2), they would ϐirst begin by describing each concept according to topics (criteria). The criteria you
provide might be: Deϐinition, How it’s calculated, How it’s expressed (units), When it’s used, What it
describes (provide examples).