Marzano Strategies- Comparing, contrasting, classifying, analogies, and metaphors

Hello, Holly Denton here for the Marzano Strategies.

In teaching, I got compare contrast, classifying analogies and metaphors

when we look at compare contrast to compare this to

examine the character or qualities of, especially in order to

discover resemblance or differences contrast would be to compare or

praise and respect to differences.

I have posted an example here of a page that

you might use in class with a little person to

kind of show.

Compare contrast.

And some of the strength for this are listed here,

and they're pretty self explanatory.

I also have listed some weaknesses and those air all

listed here.

If the student doesn't have a background or knowledge of

the subject, um, it won't come across accurately.

And then that will also hinder translations.

And the different compare contrast models may not be clear

to all students, and especially younger students have kind of

a hard time with that.

And one example that I was given on the website

that I've posted was a teacher teaching a Spanish class,

and some of the compare contrast models, as well as

the language barrier, kind of hindered that ability to comprehend

that lesson in a foreign language, so that would be

a good example of this Not in action.

Okay, the next thing would be classifying.

And so when we take a look at that to

classify as can consider someone or something as belonging to

a particular group, I have listed an example here of

a classroom activity that might kind of make it a

little more clear.

Um, the example here I also have for the strength

for this, um, it helps us see relationships between things.

Sorry about that.

I have a crying child, so this helps us see

the relationships between things that may not be obvious when

looking at them as a whole.

And it makes it easier for us to make some

subjective judgments about the worth of different things.

Um, And then in the weakness category here, um, classifications

themselves or based on subjective judgements which may or may

not be shared by everyone participating.

So what one person feels might be a good, subjective

judgment. Somebody else may not.

And so that would be a weakness.

And then the natural world doesn't function according to categories.

So sometimes when we're trying to classify things, they may

not naturally fit into the classifications that were trying to

force them into.

So that's also a weakness.

So then, moving on to analogies, I have posted an

example here of work sheet of analogies that might be

good for young youngsters and in the strength category for

this, um, improve vocabulary, speed up reading comprehension, address higher

order thinking skills and develop verbal reasoning abilities would be

some of the strengths for using analogies.

Analogy is a comparison of two otherwise, unlike things based

on the resemblance of a particular aspect of those things.

So the problem with this is, though, that the use

of analogies may generate misunderstanding.

And this seems to be especially so when unshared attributes

are treated as valid or when the learners air unfamiliar

with the analogy.

So if you have two things in the analogy, but

your student, your child does not know what one thing

or the other is, or how they may be a

like or different, it's gonna be hard for them to

pick up on that analogy and understand the meaning behind

it. And finally, metaphors.

Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word

or phrase literally denoting one kind of object.

Your idea is used in place of another to suggest

a likeness or analogy between them as in drowning in

money. Another example that was given was like You are

the apple of my eye and you could see that

on this page as well as some others.

So the strengths and using this in teaching would be

that, um, it's likely to carry more information than a

more literal, more direct equivalent.

And it can add value to a conversation when the

meaning of the metaphor is understood on all levels.

And yes, I see I have a few typos in

there that I will correct.

Now the weaknesses with using some metaphors is it's all

based a lot on the listeners comprehension, so they may

be misled in the understanding and then also, younger audiences

are less likely to understand because they don't get the

similarities in them or they don't see how one can

be substituted for the other.

And that can cause difficulties, especially to a younger listener

or learner.

Mhm and that those are my five that I crammed

into four categories of Marzano strategies

Marzano Strategies- Comparing, contrasting, classifying, analogies, and metaphors

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