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.

What type of change will you get? Use this resource with your students to compare and contrast chemical and physical reactions.

Good readers are able to compare and contrast key points between two texts on the same topic. With this worksheet, your students will practice this important concept by reading two different texts on feeding pets and identifying the similarities and diffe

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

Use this resource with your students to get them making connections between two nonfiction texts on the same topic. They will use a Venn diagram to organize the similarities and differences.

With this resource, give your students practice comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

Hanako is a famous ghost story that originated in Japan. Your fifth grader will read about the legend, and then compare and contrast som

With this fun comprehension exercise kids will read a few theories about Stonehenge, and then write a response to tell their opinion.

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

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

Use these discussion cards to get your students talking about the elements that are unique to the fantasy genre.

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

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

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

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

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

"The Scarlet Flower" shares many similarities with a famous Western fairytale. Can you guess which one?

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

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

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

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.

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

Close reading texts from mixed media puts a fun twist on the usual compare and contrast. This writing worksheet guides your kid in examining the story's climax.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

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

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.