Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying Character and Setting.

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

This compare and contrast exercise will give your students practice recording information about two similar fiction texts.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Use this organizer to dig deep when comparing and contrasting texts within a genre.

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

This worksheet is all about the haunting at the Princess Theater. Kids will read eyewitness accounts and then write some critical thinking responses.

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

Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.

Use these discussion cards to get your students talking about the elements that are unique to the fantasy genre.

Comparing different stories is a great way to help your young reader get started with analyzing texts. She'll compare and contrast two children's favorites.

Our writing worksheet guides your budding film buff as he explores theme and character development in the movie Ender's Game.

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

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

Students will use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast two fiction stories.

With this fun comprehension exercise kids will read a few theories about Stonehenge, and then write a response to tell their opinion.

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

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

Students will have some fun with reading eyewitness accounts of Roswell, and then doing some writing responses on the topic.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Internal & External Character Traits.

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

Hanako is a famous ghost story that originated in Japan. Your fifth grader will read about the legend, and then compare and contrast som

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

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.