1. Compare and
Contrast
By Kristi Waltke
Fourth Grade
Unit 4 Week 1

2. When you compare and contrast,
you tell how two or more things are
alike and different.
 A chart can help you compare and
contrast. You can compare and
contrast two things you read about or
something you read about with
something you already know.
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3. A Venn Diagram can help us compare and contrast.
Can you think of more ways that Victor and Houdini are alike
and different?
Victor
Unsuccessful
with magic tricks
A boy at the
beginning of the
story
Not famous
Houdini
Interested in
magic
At the train
station
Have caring
family members
Successful with
magic tricks
An adult at the
beginning of the
story
Famous

4. What did you learn about
magicians from this story that you
didn't know before?

By answering this question you will be
comparing and contrasting something you
read about with what you already know.

5. Can you think of ways that these
stories are alike and different?

6. Can you think of ways that these
stories are alike and different?

7. Can you think of ways that these
stories are alike and different?