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5th and 6th Grade Common Core Compare and Contrast Resources : Page 3

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

Glossary: Internal & External Character Traits

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

Sub-Genre Specific Traits Across Texts

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

Common Topics Between Fiction Texts

Deepen your students’ literary comprehension by comparing texts within a genre.

Comparing Texts: Separate Traits of a Sub-Genre

Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Side-By-Side Nonfiction Text Features 

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing with Transition Words.

Glossary: Comparing with Transition Words

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing with Transition Words.

Vocabulary Cards: Comparing with Transition Words

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

Compare and Contrast Texts: Same Sub-Genre

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying Character and Setting.

Vocabulary Cards: Identifying Character and Setting

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

Common Themes Between Fiction Texts

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

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

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

Head to Head Fiction: Problems and Solutions

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

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.

Peter Pan and Neverland 4: The Flight Part 3

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students begin reading&nbsp;<em>The Great Fire</em>.

Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #1

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

Knock, knock! It’s the U.S. Census Bureau! In this lesson plan, students analyze primary sources in the form of census data to do research that helps them answer questions about famous people and the time period during which they lived.

Researching the Past Using Primary Sources

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