Description
Help students explain similarities and differences with evidence.
- Grades: 6
- Format: Printable pages + Google Slides
Learning Objective
Students will compare and contrast information or story elements using text evidence.
What's Included
- Genres in Literature Journal Page / Anchor Chart
- Identifying Theme and Topic Journal Page/Anchor Chart
- Practice Passages & Question Sets
- Set 1: Excerpt from The Prince and the Pauper (960L) & The Highest Class (930L)
- Set 2: Elf Shot (Poem) & Lady Agatha’s Locket (1070L)
- Set 3: Excerpt from Kidnapped! (1010L) & The Abduction of Persephone (1150L)
- Set 4: We Have Been Friends Together (Poem) & Retelling of The Bear and the Two Travelers (950L)
- Set 5: Excerpt from The Outlaw (Play) & Roundup on the Ranch (950L)
- Set 6: Excerpt from The War of the Worlds (1130L) & Small-Town Shortage (1060L)
- Set 7: The Man on the Kerb (Play) & Old Man Henderson (950L)
- Test Passages & Question Sets
- Excerpt from Black Beauty (980L) & Excerpt from The Auguries of Innocence (Poem)
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the student pages, choose the activities, and print the pages you need. For digital use, check device and internet access and assign the version you will use.
Standards & Skills
Source-listed alignment: RL.6.9.
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