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4th - 8th Grade Common Core Compare and Contrast Resources : Page 3

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s novel Esperanza Rising!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #3

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

Have students compare and contrast&nbsp;fictional and historical accounts with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Compare and Contrast: Fictional and Historical Accounts

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

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?

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 activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Head to Head Fiction: Themes

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

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

Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

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

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from chapters 7&ndash;12 of Rick Riordan&rsquo;s The Lightning Thief.

Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Discussion Guide #2

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for Mildred D. Taylor&rsquo;s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.&nbsp;

Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Discussion Guide #1 

After reading Lois Lowry&rsquo;s The Giver, watch the movie adaptation in order to compare the written and visual forms of the story!

Novel Study: The Giver: Movie Study

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Nonfiction Text Features Checklist

Learners practice comparing a variety of story elements, including characters, setting, and key events, in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Comparing Story Elements in Two Fiction Texts

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Movie Study

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

This graphic organizer gives students the opportunity to analyze the extent to which a filmed production of a story stays faithful to or departs from the related text.

Analyzing an Adaptation: Book vs. Movie

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

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

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 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 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

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 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: Comparing Literature Themes.

Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

Use this reading guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about the final chapters&nbsp;of Suzanne Collins&rsquo;s The Hunger Games.

Novel Study: The Hunger Games: Discussion Guide #6

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading&nbsp;The Great Fire.

Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #2

Encourage thoughtful discussion after students read chapters 19&ndash;23 of Suzanne Collins&rsquo;s The Hunger Games with this helpful discussion guide!&nbsp;

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