Design Question Basics
DESIGN QUESTION 3: HELPING STUDENTS PRACTICE & DEEPEN NEW
KNOWLEDGE
EXAMINING SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES
DESIRED EFFECT: Students can examine & explain similarities & difference to deepen their knowledge.
Why Should Students Examine
Similarities & Differences
Develops Higher-Order Thinking
Skills
Increases Student Comprehension
Teaches students various ways to
take notes.
EXAMINE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS
Compare using sentence stems, summarizers, or constructed responses
Classify using sorting, matching, categorizing, or graphic organizers
Create metaphors, similes, or analogies
For more information, check out this Marzano article.
Math Example
Why Compare & Contrast?
This article has some great examples of
visual representations to use when
comparing and contrasting.
ASK THESE PROS FOR ADVICE!
Cindy Melton LaShanda Joseph-Paknahad Kasi Lee-Aska DeAnne Evans-Sharp
Check Out These Resources!
Interactive Venn Diagram
Thinking Maps
