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4th - 8th Grade Common Core Compare and Contrast Educational Resources : Page 2

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Winchester Mystery House

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

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

Comparing Settings from Two Fiction Texts

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

Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad

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

Compare and contrast your traits with the character traits of other people.

Comparing My Character Traits

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions after students read chapters 1&ndash;6 of Rick Riordan&rsquo;s The Lightning Thief.&nbsp;

Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Discussion Guide #1 

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2

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

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

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

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Novel Discussion Guide for Teachers

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

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

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

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

A Tale of Two Texts

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 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 

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

Use this discussion guide to support students&rsquo; comprehension and analysis of chapters 5&ndash;8 of S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s novel The Outsiders.

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #2

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?

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

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

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

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 these engaging discussion prompts to support literacy development as students read the next set of entries in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Discussion Guide #2 

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

Comparing and Contrasting Scary Stories

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

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: 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!

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