Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

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

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

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

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

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

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

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

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

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!

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

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

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

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

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

Use this organizer to dig deep when comparing and contrasting texts within a genre.

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

Students make sense of literary elements like protagonists and challenges while drawing comparisons between fiction texts.

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

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.

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

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

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

Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.