u GRADE 5: MODULE 2B: UNIT 1: LESSON 9
ORIGINAL Venn Diagram: Comparing and Contrasting Structure
Name:
Date:
Refer to the articles and your note-catcher to complete the Venn diagram below.
“Dr. James Naismith,
Inventor of Basketball”
_
Similarities
“First College Basketball
Game”
u GRADE 5: MODULE 2B: UNIT 1: LESSON 9
Venn Diagram: Comparing and Contrasting Structure
Name:
Date:
Refer to the articles and your note-catcher to complete the Venn diagram below.
• In your own words, explain at least two ways the information about the invention of
basketball is different.
• In your own words, explain at least two ways the information about the invention of
basketball is similar.
“Dr. James Naismith,
Inventor of Basketball”
Hint: Think about what Hint: Think about why basketball was invented. Similarities
“First College Basketball
Game”
information was the same in both articles. Hint: How was the information about basketball presented? _
Directions: Using the Sort Cards, place the correct card in the part of the diagram that it belongs. If the card refers to BOTH articles, then place it in the section of the
diagram that says Similarities.
First College Basketball Game
Dr. James Naismith Inventor of Basketball
Similarities
Tells how basketball was
invented by in 1891.
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Lists dates when changes
were made to basketball and
describes the specific changes
made each time.
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Explains how basketball was
invented so students could
have a game to play inside
during winter.
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Explains how basket changed
over time.
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Explains how basketball met
people's needs.
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Explains how basketball is
popular with sports fans.
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Gives details about the
criteria used to invent the
game of basketball.
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