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3rd - 6th Grade Compare and Contrast Resources : Page 5

When paired with nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between two accounts of the same event.

Venn Diagram: Compare and Contrast Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

Students will note details of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Common Themes Between Fiction Texts

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Glossary: Pick out the Parts of a Story

Students make sense of literary elements like protagonists and challenges while drawing comparisons between fiction texts.

Head to Head Fiction: Protagonists and Challenges

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sentence Structures for Summarizing.

Glossary: Sentence Structures for Summarizing

This worksheet will enable your readers to examine several books in a series and compare and contrast the main features across the texts.

Using a Chart to Compare Books in a Series

Our worksheet gives your Hobbit fan space to jot down similarities and differences between the book and film for a great exercise in comparing and contrasting.

The Hobbit: Page versus Screen

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Internal & External Character Traits.

Vocabulary Cards: Internal & External Character Traits

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

Topic & Theme Between Fiction Texts

In this fun worksheet, read all about the Vodnici and then answer some critical thinking questions about the eyewitness accounts.

Vodnici

"The Scarlet Flower" shares many similarities with a famous Western fairytale. Can you guess which one?

The Scarlet Flower

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Vocabulary Cards: Pick out the Parts of a Story

Learn about a scary condition called Old Hag Syndrome. Kids will respond to the reading with some comprehension questions.

Old Hag Syndrome: An Explanation

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.

Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.

Glossary: Focus on the Differences

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Vocabulary Cards: Character Comparisons

Read the eyewitness accounts of sightings at Russell Hotel, then do some comparing and contrasting using the Venn diagram at the bottom.

Russell Hotel

Close reading texts from mixed media puts a fun twist on the usual compare and contrast. This writing worksheet guides your kid in examining the story's climax.

Compare and Contrast: Ender's Game

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

Response Writing: Comparing Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

Use this organizer to draw comparisons between problems and solutions in fiction texts.

Head to Head Fiction: Problems and Solutions

Kids will love learning some fun facts about elephants while developing their reading comprehension skills. Using T-charts and Venn diagrams, they'll analyze stories and explore different characteristics of fiction and nonfiction.

Fiction vs. Nonfiction

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th century writer and philosopher who today is considered one of the first documented feminists and advocates for women’s education. In this lesson, students will read two nonfiction texts about Sor Juana and discuss her life and accomplishments before writing an opinion piece about her. 

Writing Opinions About Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Your little poets will love how their creative writing abilities will grow with this lesson about similes and metaphors. Students engage in fun activities to learn about similes and metaphors and write comparisons as directed.

Similes and Metaphors: Comparisons Done Right

Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.

Close Reading Through Word Choice

Use this lesson to help your ELs compare and contrast supporting characters from excerpted texts. It can be a stand-alone lesson or support the lesson Understanding Character Traits, Understanding Plot Lesson Part III.

Character Comparisons

This lesson combines an introduction to biomes with some fun Venn diagram exercises. Not only will students learn more about nature, they'll also learn how to make comparisons between different things in nature.

Biomes: Comparing and Contrasting

Discover a new tool for creative assessments and lessons! In this lesson, students will investigate Adobe Spark using Agency by Design thinking routines to help them understand how they can use technology to communicate ideas. 

Adobe Spark: Parts, Purposes & Complexities

Bram Stoker's Dracula has inspired feelings of fear and morbid curiosity for over a century. With this lesson plan, your students will get a taste of the literary work while learning about the myth behind vampires.

Mythological Creature: Vampire

Up, up, and away! It's Peter Pan vs. Wendy vs. John in this reading comprehension lesson. Using the Peter Pan and Neverland workbook, students will use text excerpts and comprehension questions to write an essay comparing main characters.

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