Comparison     Contrast

Comparison/Conrast is used to show similarities and differences. When two or more ideas, concepts, people, or things are compared, several chararteristics are usually included.  A Comparison/Conrast table can assist the student to determine which information or characteristics are important or unimportant information.

Begin by asking:
What are being compared?
Which characteristics are central?
How are they similar?
How are they different?

                                        comparison table

For a class in American history, a table comparing the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution would be useful in demonstrating the differences between the two governments. A comparison table could also be create to include the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and their opposing views of government, power, and the Constitution. Comparison might prove effective in analyzing the economies, advantages, and disadvantages of the North and South prior to the Civil War. 

                         Articles                                      Constitution
 
Representation
 equal representation of states in a unicameral Congress
 Bicameral Congress with equal representation in the Senate (2 senators with 6 year terms - elected by the state legislatures till 1913) and proportional representation in the House  (2 year term  - elected by free, white, property owning males, 21 years of age or older)
Amendments
 requires unanimous consent of the states
 requires 2/3 of the membership of both houses to propose an amandment and consent of 3/4 of the states
Powers
 Congress could conduct foreign affairs, make treaties, declare war, maintain an army and navy, coin money, and establish post offices - Congress could not raise money by collecting taxes; it had no control over foreign commerce; it could not make states comply with congressional laws.
 Congress has the power to conduct foreign affairs, make treaties, declare war, support and control an army and navy, utilize state militias, coin money, and establish post offices, levy taxes , regulate commerce, create rules for naturalization, pay debts and borrow money, Congress has the authority to make any law, not specifically listed, that they deem necessary to carry out their responsibilities. 
Executive
 none
President and vice president (4 year term - elected by the votes of electors from the states)
National judiciary
 none
the Supreme Court (appointed for life) the Supreme Court hears cases involving the states, cases involving the Constitution, and state and federal laws.




liebenstraum - manifest destiny
concentration camps - reservations
Jews - Indians
SS - U.S. Cavalry

Students might be asked to develop a comparison table like this to examine the characteristics and differences of cultures, political systems, artistic periods, literary genres, or the nutritional benefits of different diets.
 
         
Source: <http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/organization.html#Comparison >


                                              The Worst Leaders in History

Hitler
 deaths  
 wars
destruction
Lenin


Stalin


Mao Tse Tung


Attlia




Comparison of comets and asteroids

Comparison of spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies

How to use it in the classroom
Teachers can use Graphic Organizer: Comparison of spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies as:

• A reference tool. Have students identify the similarities and differences between the types of galaxies.

• A model. Show students how to use this type of graphic organizer. Explain how to analyze the contents and display summary information.

• An organization tool. This type of graphic organizer can be used to formulate and arrange students' thoughts prior to composing essays about almost any topic. In this specific case, have students compose an essay identifying similarities and differences between the three types of galaxies. Source: Amazing Space  


Check: Comparison-Contrast Charts
    http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/compare.html