3rd grade Comparing and Contrasting in Fiction Resources

Comparing Two Stories

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Comparing Two Stories

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Interesting Introductions

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Interesting Introductions

Teach young authors how to "hook" readers with this hands-on lesson. By examining novels and developing their own introductions, students will be able to hone their writing skills.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Comparing Two Fiction Texts

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Comparing Two Fiction Texts

This resource gives your students the chance to read two fiction texts and compare and contrast the characters, setting, and plot.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Comparing Texts by the Same Author

Lesson plan

Comparing Texts by the Same Author

Getting hooked on a series or type of character creates reader engagement! Use this lesson to challenge your students to compare and contrast fictional texts as they find the joy in reading books by the same author.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

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

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

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

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Compare and Contrast: Vertebrates and Invertebrates

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Compare and Contrast: Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Use this resource to get your students comparing and contrasting information from two short texts.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Top Hat Graphic Organizer

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Top Hat Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Practice Understanding What You Read

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Practice Understanding What You Read

This selection of questions helps reinforce reading comprehension and highlights various elements of the story.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Character Traits in Fairy Tales

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Character Traits in Fairy Tales

Use this resource to practice describing characters in a fairy tale. Students will use adverbs, adjectives, and verbs to gain an understanding of the character traits.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Story Elements: Compare & Contrast

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Story Elements: Compare & Contrast

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

1st grade

Reading & writing

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Compare Story Elements

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Compare Story Elements

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Comparing Characters from Two Fiction Texts

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Comparing Characters from Two Fiction Texts

This helpful resource gives your students practice comparing characters from two texts

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Comparing Story Elements in Two Fiction Texts

Worksheet

Comparing Story Elements in Two Fiction Texts

This helpful resource gives your students practice comparing story elements.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

A Tale of Two Texts

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A Tale of Two Texts

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

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Compare Similar Stories

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Compare Similar Stories

Use this resource for your students to read two fiction texts and compare and contrast the characters, setting, and plot.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Comparing Settings from Two Fiction Texts

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Comparing Settings from Two Fiction Texts

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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The Similarities in the Stories

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The Similarities in the Stories

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

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Vocabulary Cards: Pick out the Parts of a Story

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Vocabulary Cards: Pick out the Parts of a Story

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer

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Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer

Venn diagrams aren't just a math tool; they make great charts for reading comprehension too!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Glossary: Pick out the Parts of a Story

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Glossary: Pick out the Parts of a Story

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities

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Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Glossary: Focus on the Differences

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Glossary: Focus on the Differences

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Glossary: Focus on the Similarities

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Glossary: Focus on the Similarities

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Similarities.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

3rd grade Comparing and Contrasting in Fiction Resources