Let's Compare and Contrast Our Lives

This week we focused on the reading strategy - compare and contrast. The students created Venn Diagrams to compare Malala's life in Pakistan in 2007 to their lives as children living in the United States. After creating their own graphic organizers, they formed groups to discuss their ideas. In these groups, they recorded their ideas on chart paper. We hung the chart paper around the room and took pictures for our online portfolios. The students then conducted a gallery walk. This is where they walk around the room and analyze their peers' thoughts and ideas on the subject. After the gallery walk, we had an open discussion about the ideas presented. The students were reminded of the definitions of compare (alike) and contrast (different), and how a Venn Diagram is a great way to organize their thoughts when they are trying to analyze how things are alike, different and the same. Enjoy our hard work!!