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

In this fun worksheet, read all about the Vodnici and then answer some critical thinking questions about the eyewitness accounts.

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

Students will have some fun with reading eyewitness accounts of Roswell, and then doing some writing responses on the topic.

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

Learn about a scary condition called Old Hag Syndrome. Kids will respond to the reading with some comprehension questions.

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

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

"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: Scary Story Elements.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.

Making a timeline is a good way to sort out a story's events. Double the challenge by having kids make The Hobbit timeline, one of the book and one of the film.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sentence Structures for Summarizing.

Read some fictional "eyewitness accounts" of the haunted London Underground, then write your own version of a ghost sighting!

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.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

This worksheet will enable your readers to examine several books in a series and compare and contrast the main features across the texts.

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

Students will learn about the sword maker Muramasa Sengo, read through the eyewitness accounts, and decide who the trustworthy source is!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Our worksheet gives your Hobbit fan space to jot down similarities and differences between the book and film for a great exercise in comparing and contrasting.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sentence Structures for Summarizing.

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and filmed versions of the story!