English - Reading Comprehension - Compare and contrast - Compare and Contrast Strategies

6 steps: (1) COMPARE = find SIMILARITIES (how things are alike). (2) CONTRAST = find DIFFERENCES (how things are different). (3) SIGNAL WORDS for comparing: both, similarly, alike, in common, like, also, same as. (4) SIGNAL WORDS for contrasting: but, however, unlike, on the other hand, different fr