Identifying+Similarities+and+Differences

=﻿ Identifying Differences and Similarities =

*Description- Identifying differences and similarities helps students get a better grasp on how ideas or concepts are alike or dislike. Once they recognize how certain things relate to each other they can classify them into a group. From here they can use [|analogies] or [|metaphors] to further explain there idea or concept.

*Its Use in the Classroom- Students can use it for possibly anything, as well as teachers can too. The most common way to show similarites or differences would be a venn diagram. "A venn diagram are diagrams that show all hypothetically possible logical relations between a finite collection of sets" -([]) The venn diagram below could be used in a biology class displaying the differences in dogs, humans, and lizards. Also stated above, similarites and differences can be described in a metaphor. The metaphor can be used on a very wide basis to describe things like, "She has the heart of a lion" or "Time is money". Metaphor compares two unlike things to help get a stronger sense of power of the message. The [|youtube video] below shows more examples of metaphors. = =

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