Students were given the task of creating a human sculpture out of four students, and having a fifth student write the directions so that another group could recreate the sculpture without ever seeing the original.  This turned out to be quite hard, because much of our writing lacks detail and makes assumptions that the reader knows what we mean when they actually don't! 

Look at the pictures below.  The picture on the left is the original scuplture.  The picture on the right is a group's attempt at following the directions to recreate the original. 

Directions:
Leave a comment comparing and contrasting the two photos. 

• What aspects did the team on the right copy perfectly or near perfectly? 
  
• What aspects were the two photos completely different about? 
  
• Strongly written directions would have both team photos looking nearly the same, assuming that the other team read the directions carefully.

Remember:

• When we compare, we tell how two or more things are similar, by saying something like, "They both..."
  
• When we contrast, we tell how they are different by saying that one is _______ and the other is _______.

Students were given the task of creating a human sculpture out of four students, and having a fifth student write the directions so that another group could recreate the sculpture without ever seeing the original.  This turned out to be quite hard, because much of our writing lacks detail and makes assumptions that the reader knows what we mean when they actually don't! 

Look at the pictures below.  The picture on the left is the original scuplture.  The picture on the right is a group's attempt at following the directions to recreate the original. 

Directions:
Leave a comment comparing and contrasting the two photos. 

• What aspects did the team on the right copy perfectly or near perfectly? 
  
• What aspects were the two photos completely different about? 
  
• Strongly written directions would have both team photos looking nearly the same, assuming that the other team read the directions carefully.

Remember:

• When we compare, we tell how two or more things are similar, by saying something like, "They both..."
  
• When we contrast, we tell how they are different by saying that one is _______ and the other is _______.

Students were given the task of creating a human sculpture out of four students, and having a fifth student write the directions so that another group could recreate the sculpture without ever seeing the original.  This turned out to be quite hard, because much of our writing lacks detail and makes assumptions that the reader knows what we mean when they actually don't! 

Look at the pictures below.  The picture on the left is the original scuplture.  The picture on the right is a group's attempt at following the directions to recreate the original. 

Directions:
Leave a comment comparing and contrasting the two photos. 

• What aspects did the team on the right copy perfectly or near perfectly? 
  
• What aspects were the two photos completely different about? 
  
• Strongly written directions would have both team photos looking nearly the same, assuming that the other team read the directions carefully.

Remember:

• When we compare, we tell how two or more things are similar, by saying something like, "They both..."
  
• When we contrast, we tell how they are different by saying that one is _______ and the other is _______.

Students were given the task of creating a human sculpture out of four students, and having a fifth student write the directions so that another group could recreate the sculpture without ever seeing the original.  This turned out to be quite hard, because much of our writing lacks detail and makes assumptions that the reader knows what we mean when they actually don't! 

Look at the pictures below.  The picture on the left is the original scuplture.  The picture on the right is a group's attempt at following the directions to recreate the original. 

Directions:
Leave a comment comparing and contrasting the two photos. 

• What aspects did the team on the right copy perfectly or near perfectly? 
  
• What aspects were the two photos completely different about? 
  
• Strongly written directions would have both team photos looking nearly the same, assuming that the other team read the directions carefully.

Remember:

• When we compare, we tell how two or more things are similar, by saying something like, "They both..."
  
• When we contrast, we tell how they are different by saying that one is _______ and the other is _______.