When you contrast two or more
things, you show how they are
different.
Contrasting does not always mean
good vs. bad. It also means how one
thing is simply different from
another.
Examples of Opening Statements
• There are several ways that ___ and
____ are different.
• There are several ways that ____ and
___ differ.
• ___ and ____ are different in several
ways.
• While ___ is the main difference
between these two things (people,
events, places, etc.), there are others.
These include _____, ____, and
_____.
• ____ and ____ are different because ______
Signal Words and Phrases
although
and yet
better
but
by contrast
conversely
despite
differ
difference
different
different from
differently
either/or
even though
however
in contrast
instead
former/latter
more/less than
neither/nor
nevertheless
nonetheless
on the contrary
on the other hand
opposite
otherwise
regardless
still
though
unequal
unless
unlike
variations
vary
whereas
while
yet
Examples of Ending Statements
• People tend to prefer dogs as pets and
adventure novels in books.
• The setting in the book was fall, while
the setting in the movie was winter.
Examples of Statements of How
Things are Different
• ____ has ____ while ____ has _____.
• ____ does ____, but ____ does not.
• ___ acted with honor, but ___ did not.
• They were opposites. ____ liked _____
while ____ did not.
• Unlike _____, _____ rode the bus to
school every day.
• ____ has a different view.
• Mary liked ice cream but Howard liked
brownies.
• Dogs are usually friendlier than cats,
but cats are cleaner than dogs. (A
contrast sentence with different
adjectives – friendliness/cleanliness.)
• A different view is ___.
• Another way to view this is ___.
Questions
• What two or more things are being
contrasted?
• What are the details to show how they
differ?
• How do the things being contrasted
differ?
• In what ways are these things different?
• In what ways are ____ and ____
different?
things, you show how they are
different.
Contrasting does not always mean
good vs. bad. It also means how one
thing is simply different from
another.
Examples of Opening Statements
• There are several ways that ___ and
____ are different.
• There are several ways that ____ and
___ differ.
• ___ and ____ are different in several
ways.
• While ___ is the main difference
between these two things (people,
events, places, etc.), there are others.
These include _____, ____, and
_____.
• ____ and ____ are different because ______
Signal Words and Phrases
although
and yet
better
but
by contrast
conversely
despite
differ
difference
different
different from
differently
either/or
even though
however
in contrast
instead
former/latter
more/less than
neither/nor
nevertheless
nonetheless
on the contrary
on the other hand
opposite
otherwise
regardless
still
though
unequal
unless
unlike
variations
vary
whereas
while
yet
Examples of Ending Statements
• People tend to prefer dogs as pets and
adventure novels in books.
• The setting in the book was fall, while
the setting in the movie was winter.
Examples of Statements of How
Things are Different
• ____ has ____ while ____ has _____.
• ____ does ____, but ____ does not.
• ___ acted with honor, but ___ did not.
• They were opposites. ____ liked _____
while ____ did not.
• Unlike _____, _____ rode the bus to
school every day.
• ____ has a different view.
• Mary liked ice cream but Howard liked
brownies.
• Dogs are usually friendlier than cats,
but cats are cleaner than dogs. (A
contrast sentence with different
adjectives – friendliness/cleanliness.)
• A different view is ___.
• Another way to view this is ___.
Questions
• What two or more things are being
contrasted?
• What are the details to show how they
differ?
• How do the things being contrasted
differ?
• In what ways are these things different?
• In what ways are ____ and ____
different?