From the NFL to Space (Compare and Contrast Sources)

how loud they sounded

how powerful they were

how surprising they were

how large they appeared

Melvin had wanted to go to space since he was a boy.

Melvin was inspired by his time on the International Space Station.

Melvin felt hopeless after an injury ended his NFL career.

Melvin now travels around the country speaking to people about his life.

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Secondary source is told from author's perspective, while in primary source Malvin shares his own experience.

Secondary source is talking about Malvin's experience, while the primary source is said from author's perspective.

Secondary source uses signal words like I, me, us, while primary source doesn't.

Primary source uses signal words like I, me, us, while secondary source doesn't.

onomatopoeia

hyperbole

idiom

metaphor

One can fly, and the other cannot.

One is a look-alike, and the other is not.

One has markings, and the other does not.

One stays safe, and the other does not.

Animals that are poisonous

Butterflies with spots on their wings

Snakes with red, black, and yellow markings

Adaptations that make animals look like other animals

Owls often eat predators.

Snakes are eaten by predators.

The way an animal looks may change how a predator acts.

Most snakes learn to become copycats of the other snakes.

they use their patterns to hypnotize predator.

their features allow them to mimic other animals in nature, and they stay safe that way.

scarlet kingsnakes' skin has red, black, and yellow stripes, and butterflies have dots like owl's eyes.

At one time, some scarlet kingsnakes had this pattern and others did not..... at one time, some of these butterflies had the pattern that looked like owl eyes, but others did not.