Comparing and Contrasting Pictures

1. Compare: to find similarities

a. Example: Apples and oranges are similar because they are both types of fruit.

2. Contrast: to find differences

a. Example: an apple has a thin skin that we can eat, but an orange has a thick skin
that we cannot eat.
Steps on How to Compare and contrast Photos

Examine each photo.

Describe each photo.
What are the similarities? Compare.
What are the differences? Contrast.
Summarize your ideas.
Examine each photo.
Look at the Entire Picture
- Side to side,
- Sides to middle
- Top to bottom
- Look at all of the details

Ask Yourself:
- What is happening in the photo?
- What catches my attention?
- What people and objects are
shown?
- What are some details that are
the same or different?
Describe each photo.
Phrases that are useful:
- In this photo I can see…
- There is/are
- They have got …
- On the right side of…
- In front of the…
- In the top left corner…
- Behind the…
- In the middle…

Unsure of the photo? Make an assumption:

- I think…
- Maybe/Perhaps…
- It looks like…
What are the Similarities?
Phrases and words that are useful when
comparing:

- The pictures are similar because…

- In both pictures…

- Picture A is like picture B because…

- Picture A and picture B have… in common

- Picture A and Picture B…

- The same as, as well as, same

What are the Differences?
Phrases and words that are useful when
contrasting:

- In picture A we can see… while in picture

B…

- The pictures are different because…

- Another difference is that…

- Unlike picture A, …. Picture B…..

- Picture A… but, Picture B…

- However, instead, differ

 What are the Similarities? What are the Differences?
Phrases and words that are useful Phrases and words that are useful when
when comparing: contrasting:

- The pictures are similar - In picture A we can see… while in

because… picture B…

- In both pictures… - The pictures are different because…

- Picture A is like picture B - Another difference is that…

because…
- Unlike picture A, …. Picture B…..
- Picture A and picture B have… in
common - Picture A… but, Picture B…

- Picture A and Picture B… - However, instead, differ

 Summarize your ideas.
In Picture A, I can see there is a lot of people. There are a
lot of advertisements so maybe this can be New York.
There are taller buildings in Picture a than in picture B.
This looks like a fast pace city.

Both Picture A and Picture B are pictures of cities that people

live in. They both have people walking around going from
place to place. The pictures are similar because people are
shopping.

In Picture B, I can see there are less people than in

Picture A. There are trees in this picture and there are no
trees in Picture A. The buildings are not as tall as Picture
A. This looks like a slower pace city.
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