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 Debate. Compare-and-contrast assignments lend themselves to debate: Have pairs of students present similarities (student one) and differences (student two) to the class, and then respond to one another to explain why the similarities or differences are more important to an understanding of the two items. Such debate can be structured as a formal exercise, with time limits, guidelines, and patterns of response, or as an informal, on-the-spot activity during a class period.

 Evaluate. An excellent tool for teaching reliability and credibility of sources is to have students compare and contrast web source material. Find two pages on the same topic (or have students find the pages on assigned topics) and do a comparison and contrast: which is more reliable, trustworthy, and scholarly and why?

 Track. As with argument, students can set up an online tracking tool, such as a table in MS Word, to catalog similarities and differences as they read. Then, when they need to organize and reorganize this material in preparation for writing, they can click and drag chunks of text or notes to form their own organized method of presentation.

YouTube Moment: Having students compare and contrast two scenes from two movie versions of the same work is always an interesting exercise (and easy to do with commonly filmed works like Shakespeare plays). For other works, however, your students can easily find student-generated “trailers” online with a simple search. Have them find two trailers—official or unofficial—for a book or text and compare and contrast the ideas, images, and techniques used. Then have them create—and post—their own book trailers.