When comparing, you are telling how are text are alike in the categories.

When you tell what is different about the text, you tell how they are identical.

A Venn diagram is used to organize information for comparing and contrasting.

Comparison/contrast strategy requires you to discuss two subjects together rather than focusing on just one.

The thought process behind comparison/contrast strategy is rarely used in everyday life.

Comparing means examining how things are similar (or sometimes different) but the focus is more on similarities.

Contrasting means looking at the way things differ.

When making any decision, you are evaluating based on comparison and contrast.

Comparative thinking is often necessary for high school learners to aid them in their writing assignments.

Comparing and contrasting can enable you to establish meaningful connections among the ideas/opinions in various multimodal texts. 

What do we mean by multimodal text?

Which type of live multimodal text is the expression of an idea or emotion through the use of body movements in a rhythmic way, accompanied by music?

Which type of digital multimodal text is a multimedia presentation of a narrative structure combining a variety of digital elements?

Which type of paper-based multimodal text presents information and data with the use of words in diagrams and drawings?