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Comparing, Contrasting

Write a sports commentary to highlight comparisons and contrasts!
Overview To help students consolidate their understanding of the similarities and differences between key groups (such as parties, countries, ideologies or [...]
Producing “Crime Boards” to highlight connections / contrasts
Overview When requiring students to spot connections and contrasts between different groups and invididuals, challenge them to present their findings in [...]
“Rice above the statistics”: using grains of rice for data visualisation
“Rice above the statistics”: using grains of rice for data visualisation
Using “Speed Dating” to share facts and opinions in the classroom
Overview The speed-dating format is designed to help students spot comparisons and contrasts between different ideas, answers or categories of information. [...]
Writing “Dialogue Poems” to compare and contrast viewpoints
Overview Dialogue poems are designed to compare and contrast the perspectives of the same event or situation from the point of view of different parties [...]
Design a logo reflecting the aims & methods of individuals or organisations
Overview After studying individuals, parties or organisations, challenge students to design a logo which summarises their essential aims, methods, [...]
Protest placards: design, anticipate, react
Overview When studying an issue, event or personality which is open to different interpretations, get students to design a placard summarising their [...]
Design a Wedding Invitation (highlight connections between characters)
As a revision strategy, provide each member of the class with two random characters from their studies, spot a connection between them, then design a [...]
A Venn-Tastic Quiz Format to Ensure Detailed Venn Diagrams!
This is a simple but effective revision quiz based around any lesson or activity which makes use of Venn Diagrams, and it is a great way of ensuring that [...]
Using Decision Trees to categorise, compare and contrast key factors
Using Decision Trees to categorise, compare and contrast key factors
Venn Diagrams: Compare and Contrast Two / Three Factors Visually
Target Diagrams for Categorisation