Description
Help students explain similarities and differences with evidence.
- Grades: 5
- Format: Printable pages + Google Slides
Learning Objective
Students will compare and contrast information or story elements using text evidence.
What's Included
- 14 practice passages in 7 pairs and 1 paired assessment containing 2 passages.
- 2 model texts, anchor charts, and teacher guidance for unpacking standards, prerequisite skills, and scaffolded instruction.
- Scaffolded comprehension questions and answer keys.
- Printable PDF and Google Slides copy link.
- Classroom use
- Use model texts for whole-class instruction, practice passages for small groups or independent work, and assessments to check understanding. Rainbow Reading encourages students to color-code evidence and build the habit of returning to the text to support answers.
- Passage titles & Lexile levels
- The Great Depression — 750L
- The 1930s in America — 740L
- The History of Child Labor in the United States — 920L
- The Problem with Child Labor — 800L
- A Day in My Life: India — 770L
- Indian Culture and American Culture — 870L
- America’s Political Parties — 740L
- A Split Nation — 880L
- Censorship — 920L
- The History of Censorship in North Korea — 880L
- Albert Einstein — 780L
- Albert Einstein’s Theories and Discoveries — 980L
- Severe Storms: Hurricanes — 920L
- Severe Storms — 880L
- Assessment: Caimans and Alligators — 840L
- Assessment: People vs. Alligators — 870L
- Model text: Pearl Harbor — Lexile level not provided
- Model text: WWII and the Americans — Lexile level not provided
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: RI.5.5.
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Miss Cheechies Classroom –
Used as whole group reinforcement for compare contrast.
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Sparkles with Ms S –
I love color coding texts. This helped my struggling readers.
Learning in the Parks –
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Leann L. –
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Great for direct instruction and/or independent practice of compare and contrast skills.
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