Students will use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast two fiction stories.

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

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

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

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

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

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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!
 

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

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

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

Have students compare and contrast fictional and historical accounts with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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

This graphic organizer gives students the opportunity to analyze the extent to which a filmed production of a story stays faithful to or departs from the related text.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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