Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Compare and Contrast!

Dear Readers,

You have learned how to compare and contrast different topics like apples and oranges; boas and pythons; TV or no TV (gasp!). Next, I would like you to take it a step further and compare and contrast your reading. You may choose two storybook characters and tell me how they are similar and different. Be sure to include text evidence in your response to back up your opinion. Please read my example below. I look forward to your comments!

Your teacher, 
Ms. Blackmon

Harry Potter from the Harry Potter Series and Percy Jackson from the Percy Jackson  Series, are two very well-know storybook characters. Harry and Percy are similar because they are both young boys who face great dangers, and demonstrate courage. They both battle forces greater than themselves, but triumph in the end. Also, they are both characters from popular book series.Harry and Percy both have the help of their friends like, Hermione and Annabeth to help them along the way. Although Harry and Percy are alike, they also have some significant differences. For example, Harry is an orphan, but Percy's mother is still alive. Harry deals with the world of wizards and Percy lives in a world of Greeks Gods and myths. I find both characters to be interesting and unique. I enjoy reading about their adventures.

33 comments:

  1. Artemis fowl and Itch are two diffrent charaters but they are alike, they are almost all ways in the face of danger,and all ways to do some thing. but the are also diffrant,like Itch is a element hunter and Artemis is a crimanl mastermind.I enjoy reading there books.

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  2. Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. First they both love each other and are both demigods. Percy is Poseidon's son while Annabeth is Athena's daughter. They are both on the same quest and they both have fallen into Tartarus. But Percy isn't as smart as Annabeth. Annabeth however isn't a hero like Percy.

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  3. Nikki Maxwell and Meckenzie Hollister are two different girls. Nikki has a little sister and Meckenzie is an only child. Nikki is very quarky girl while Meckenzie is the most popular girl at school.They are both pretty, girls, and are both good kids. I really injoy reading the dork diary serious.

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  4. I'm comparing Sophie and Agatha from the book The School for Good and Evil. Here are some of reasons that they are similar. They are similar because they both live in the same town until they are both taken to the school for good and evil. They both think its all messed up but at the end I think its was the way it was sopposed to work. Here are some ways that their different. Sophie was pretty and nice and Aggie was ugly and rude. But somehow Aggie ended up going to the school for good and Sophie went to the school for evil. But they turned into the people that each school had. They both changed alot.

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  5. Percy Jackson from the Percy Jackson series and Annabeth Chase from the Percy Jackson series, are similar in many ways! For example, they are both adventurous and fight all kinds of mythical beasts with greater power than them. Don't forget they have differences too! For example, Percy is a son of Poseidon while Annabeth is a daughter of Athena also, Percy uses a sword and Annabeth uses a knife. I love reading the intense Percy Jackson series.

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  6. My two Characters are Ron Weasley and Harry Potter, both from the series Harry Potter. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley are simaler because both Ron and Harry are from the same book. They are both friends with Hermione, I know they are friends with Hermione because in the first book (Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone) all three of them met on the Hogwarts train and became friends. I know they are friends because in the first book it said, " Harry was enjoying the ride on the train with his two new friends." Some differences they have is that Harry's parents left him a huge fortune in Gringotts (the bank), unlike Ron whose parents are poor. Also Harry's parents are dead meanwhile Ron's are very alive. Often times Ron gets jelous of all the attention Harry gets, in other words Ron has had a lot of peanut butter and jelous sandwhiches.

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  7. Percy Jackson and Leo Valdez are in the Heroes of Olympus. They are on a quest to close the doors of death. Percy fell down Tartarus with Annabeth. Now Leo has to go into the deep depths of Tartarus. That is the only way they can close the doors of death. Percy is a son of Poseidon but Leo is a son of Hephaestus.

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  8. Mrs. Blackmon,
    I have a blog and Elizabeth is really Lauren. Sorry

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  9. Peter from the fudge book's and Harriet from Harriet the spy. the similarities with both character's are they both live in New York I know this because in the fudge book's they say that he live's in New York and same with Harriet. Anther thing is they are they both are in 6th grade I know this because they told me in the fudge book's and in Harriet the spy they said she was 11 and at most school's you are 11 in 6 or 5 grade. The difference between the 2 character's are Peter is a boy and Harriet is a girl. Anther is Harriet does not have any sibling and Peter has 2 sibling's. One more is Peter does not have a lot of friend'sand Harriet had friend's before what happened in the book. Even thout these character's have some things the same there are very different.

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  10. Miles and Zack. They are both alike because they are best friends and are good athlete. Some differences are that Zack is thicker and faster than Miles. Miles is smarter and makes good grades. however Zack always comes out on top.

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  11. Jason and David are both from the book Rules, by Cynthia Lord. They are both alike because they are young boys who have a disability. They both have loving parents that take them to a physical therapist every day. Even though they have many similarities, they also have some differences. David has blonde hair and blue eyes, while Jason has brown bangs with green eyes. Jason also can't talk, and has a word book to show what he needs. David can walk perfectly, but has mental problems. For example, he pulled down his pants in public, twice!!!!! On the other hand, Jason has thin bones and has to be in a wheelchair his whole life. I find both characters very unique and I can't wait to see what they do next!!!

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  12. Maline and April from the Egypt Game are both young girls that live in the same apartment. They are very similar in many ways. Both girls love reading, going to the same school, and studying Egypt and playing the Egypt game. The girls are also different in many ways too. Maline has lived in the apartment for her whole life, on the other hand April just moved from Hollywood. April has a mother but lives with her grandmother, and Maline lives with her mother, father, and little brother. Maline has darker skin than April, but still April and Maline share many positive qualities.

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  13. Leo and Danny are two different characters but they are both strong and are not afraid of anything they both have to go into dangerous situations and make it out alive.

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  14. Alex Rider and Itch are completely different characters but are still alike. Alex and Itch are almost always getting kidnapped or attacked. They both go on crazy adventures. They also different in some ways. For example, Alex is lives in a world of spies and agents. However Itch lives in a world of scientists and new elements. I really enjoy reading about their adventures.

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  15. I read the book Amulet. Emily and Navin are the two main characters in the book. The thing I like both about them is that they are both very mysterious. The thing I like about Emily is that she is the one with the Amulet and she uses it wisely. The thing I like about Navin is he is very funny and cool. I thought this book was very interesting.

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  16. Nate from: The Big Nate Series, and Nikki from: Dork Diaries are very much alike. They both are from R-fiction books. They each have an enemy and a crush. They also have two friends to hang with. Nikki and Nate both also have an annoying sister. They also don't get the best grades. They are both in a band as well. They also help in the school news paper. They are also very different too. Nikki is not to athletic, but Nate once was chosen to be captain in fleece-ball. Also one is a girl, and the other is a boy. Nikki is a writer in her school news paper, and Nate does comics for his. They are both alike and different, but most of all great books to read!

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  17. My book is called Chasing Mavricks. The two characters I am comparing are Jay and Frosty. They have tons of similarratys such as they both love to surf and they are brave and fearless. Also they face tons of challenges such as when Frosty's wife dided they were so atached to her. Miss Blackmon I will do the diffrences later I have to go to miss wards class

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  18. My book is called magic the guy in the books parents are dead he lives in a cottage. Another book i am reading is percy jackson he has parents and he lives in his house

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    1. My book is called magic, the mane charater is septimas heap he lives in a cottage and his parents are dead .He lokes for his parents and thinks he finds them. My other book i am reading is called percy jackson he lives in a house with his parents he goes and he gits kiked out of bording school.

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  19. I an reading the Harry Potter Seires. I am comparing Ginny and Hermione. Hermione is so smart and never gets a bad grade. She studys hard day and night. As for Ginny she does not care about her grade as long as it is not awful. Ginny is very indepented and does not care what other people think or say about her. As for Hermione no matter where she is she always wants to be with her friends. They are also alike in many ways! They both care for Harry and want to go with him on all his adventures. They both think that they can handle everything on their own. Both girls also like to keep their love lives a secret. Also both girls are best friends!

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  20. Reese Estelle SalinasJanuary 21, 2015 at 12:18 PM

    Minli from Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Lanesha from Ninth Ward are alike in many ways. Minli and Lanesha both go on a big journey. They both our poor of food and have chores to do. Minli has a mother and father, when Lanesha was born her mother died and her grandma cut the cored before Lanesha died too. Lanesha's father also died or went away it dose not say in the book. Minli is fearful and brave. Lanesha is peaceful active and strong. They have a lot of diffrence's and they are alike, But mainly great books to read.

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  21. My first character is Amanda from 11 Birthdays. My second character is Jaden from Half a world away. Jaden and Amanda have a lot of things in common but a lot of things not in common. Jaden is a boy and Amanda is a girl. And Jaden and Amanda both are main characters. Amanda is in a fantasy book and Jaden is in a realistic fiction book. But they are both main characters. Amanda is not addopted but Jaden is addopted. And they are both humans

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  22. Nikki and Brandon from the series, Dork Diaries. Nikki and Brandon have some same similarities. These characters really have a passion for hamburgers. For example, Brandon asked Nikki to go to crazy burger with him, and they were so excited. Most of all, they like each other very well! Some differences they have are... Nikki has a van that her dad owns, and it has a cocaroach named Max. Brandon has a normal car. Nikki has parents, and Brandon stays with his grandparents in town. These two characters are characters you can compare and contrast. I enjoy reading about them.

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  23. I am comparing & contrasting Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games Series and Teresa Agnes from The Maze Runner Series. Katniss & Teresa are both alike because there are both girls. Also they fight monsters like Teresa fights these monsters called Grievers. Katniss fights monsters like mutants and humans. Katniss lives in a place where a capital rules their world. Teresa lives in a world where a company called WICKED. She lived in a place where there was a maze in the first book.

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  24. Raven and Apple are from Ever After High. Raven and Apple have some similarity but they are also so different like how Raven is hated,dork,(supposedly)a viler,and a rabble.but on the other hand Apple is popular,loved,lite,royal. also they do have some similarity like...they are good,manometers,go to Ever After High,and pretty.

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  25. Sutton SchottenheimerJanuary 21, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    Katniss and Tris are very alike.But also very different. Here is what I have reserched about it. Katniss is very popular around the world. Tris is not as popular.Katniss has a sister and Tris has a brother.Tris falls in love for real, Katniss fall's in love. But not for real. Katniss Loves peeta, and Tris Loves Four!!The way that they are the same is.....They are both taken away from there familys to go fight dangourous people.Also they are both very tough and go to strange places to fight.There are both teenager's!!there familys are so loving and supporting!!Thanks for reading my story!!!!

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  26. I am comparing and contrasting big Nate from big Nate and Stanly from flat stanly,they are alike because they are both boys.Also they go on adventers they are different caues Nate plays sports and stanly does not. Stanly is flat

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  27. I am going to talk about Marty from the book Shiloh. And the characters Gilly from the book ,The Great Gilly Hopkins. I think these characters are very similarities. They are both very indepedent. And they both hide things throu out the book. They also have some differences. Like Marty is a boy and Gilly is a girl. I think these are both great strong characters. I think these are both great books.

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  28. Peter from the Chronicles of Narnia and Katniss from the Hunger Games. Peter and Katniss are very different. Katniss is a girl and Peter is a boy. Katniss fights in the hunger games and Peter fights in Narnia. Peter has 3 siblings and Katniss has one. Although they are very different they also have things in common. They both fought for their lives. They also have at least 1 sibling who is younger than them. I think they are both very interesting.

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  29. I am comparing and contrasting Akimi from Excape Mr Lemencellos Liabrary and Niki from the Dork Diaries Series. They have similarities and diffrences. There similarties are: They both have freinds who are boys. They both have people that they dont like. There diffrences are: Akimi speaks her mind and Niki dosent. Akimi like books. Akimi can make freinds easly and Niki cant. I think these characters are diffrent and the same at the same time.

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  30. I have read a book called Million Dollar Throw the main character is Nate. Also I have read True Legend The main character is Drew. Drew and Nate are very different one thing is Drew plays basketball. Nate plays football. Nate has a lot of friends, but Drew does not have a lot of friends. They are also very much a lot. They both attract scouts from all over. They both are amazing at a sports.

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  31. My two characters are Amanda And Leo from 11 Birthdays. Leo is a really funny and nice kind character he also never gives up. And Amanda can be really fisty at pionts throughout the book. Amanda also never gives up Leo and Amanda are alike in many ways for example,thare birthday is on the same day. And both of their bithdays keep on repeting. And they also both never give up. I find these characters very fun to read about throughout the book and I can't wate to read more about them.

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  32. My two characters I am comparing and contrasting are Percy Jackson from the Percy Jackson series and Total from Timmy Failure.There are very few similarities because one is polar bear while the other is a human. The one similarity I found was that they are characters from well known series. I found a bunch of differences. Total is a polar bear while Percy is a human. Percy is from New York while Total is from the Arctic. Total is fat. Percy is average weight. Total lives in a regular world while Percy lives in a world with Greek Gods. I love reading both books and reading about their adventures.

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