MERLOT Search - materialType=Drill%20and%20Practice&category=372837&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:02 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:02 PDT MERLOT Search - materialType=Drill%20and%20Practice&category=372837&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 Compare and Contrast: Learning through Pictures, Graphs, and Charts http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=635675 stAIR Design. This instructional tool is interactive reviewing the language and concepts of comparison and contrast in order to write supporting information in reports.Stage 1 is designed for ESL (Emergent- Beginning) learners, or can be used as a review with ESL (Intermediate) learners. Keyword Vocabulary: (and), (both..and),(not only...but also), and (but).Stage 2 is designed for ESL (Intermediate) learners who can identify Stage 1 keyword vocabulary. In Stage 2 more keyword vocabulary: (equally), (just like), (similar), (the same as), (although), (different), (unlike), (whereas), and (while) are presented so that learners can interpret data on graphs and charts.