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4th - 7th Grade Common Core Compare and Contrast Worksheets : Page 3

Main characters would be lost without their supporting characters! Use this reading comprehension worksheet to compare and contrast characters from classic novels using a graphic organizer and paragraph excerpts.

Compare & Contrast Supporting Characters

After reading the last sections of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with these questions!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #4

Support critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of Rick Riordan&rsquo;s The Lightning Thief.

Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Discussion Guide #4 

After reading Linda Sue Park&#39;s novel A Long Walk to Water, students demonstrate their understanding of the novel with these post-reading response prompts.

Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #4

After students read R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story! 
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Novel Study: Wonder: Movie Guide

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #5

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

The Similarities in the Stories

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Glossary: Character Comparisons

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6&ndash;11 of Lois Lowry&rsquo;s The Giver.&nbsp;

Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #2

After reading&nbsp;The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

Book Study: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Movie Study

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1&ndash;8 of Anne of Green Gables.

Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Discussion Guide #1

Support students&#39; critical thinking and literacy skills by asking questions as they read the next few chapters of Rick Riordan&rsquo;s The Lightning Thief.

Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Discussion Guide #3

Help students reflect on chapters 9&ndash;12 of&nbsp;Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle&rsquo;s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time: Discussion Guide #3

After reading Suzanne Collins&#39; The Hunger Games, have students reflect on the novel and record their responses to these post-reading writing prompts!

Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Use these engaging discussion prompts to support literacy development as students read the next set of entries in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Discussion Guide #2 

Help students reflect on chapters 5&ndash;8 of&nbsp;Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle&rsquo;s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time: Discussion Guide #2

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

Firsthand or Secondhand Account?

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 19&ndash;25 of Anne of Green Gables.

Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Discussion Guide #3

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 5&ndash;9 of The Hunger Games&nbsp;by Suzanne Collins!&nbsp;

Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #2

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first chapters of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Book Study: A Night to Remember: Discussion Guide #1

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

Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

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

Glossary: Identifying Character and Setting

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Glossary: Scary Story Elements

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read chapters 5-8 of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Book Study: A Night to Remember: Discussion Guide #2

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

Common Themes Between Fiction Texts

Support key literacy skills with these discussion questions as students continue their reading of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Discussion Guide #4

Upon finishing&nbsp;The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, readers compare the written and visual forms of the story in this extension activity!

Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Movie Study

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 9&ndash;18 of Anne of Green Gables.

Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Discussion Guide #2

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

Glossary: Two Perspectives

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