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

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

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

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

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

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

Upon finishing The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, readers compare the written and visual forms of the story in this extension activity!

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.

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.

"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.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

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.