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4th - 8th Grade Compare and Contrast Worksheets : Page 2

Use these questions to encourage critical thinking and support literacy development as students read the first few diary entries of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Discussion Guide #1 

This worksheet gives kids the opportunity to compare and contrast two different versions of the Greek myth of Persephone.

Compare and Contrast Fictional Stories: Persephone

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2

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

Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

Compare and Contrast Information From Different Sources

In this exercise, your students will compare and contrast two fictional stories with the same characters.

Compare and Contrast Fictional Stories: First Day at the New School

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

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!

Genre Guide & Reading Challenge

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Novel Study: Wonder: Post-Reading Response Prompts

After students read S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Greasers vs. Socs

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

Support students&rsquo; comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #3

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3

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

Kids compare and contrast two famous fairy tales with a Venn diagram in this worksheet.

Compare and Contrast Fairy Tales

Children compare and contrast two texts with an eye toward setting in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Comparing Settings from Two Fiction Texts

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

Comparing and Contrasting in Nonfiction: Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir

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

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

The History of African American Spirituals

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

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

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

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

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

Novel Discussion Guide for Parents

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

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Making Comparisons with a Venn Diagram: Bessie Coleman and Mae Jemison

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

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

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

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