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Comparing Poems

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Young literary analysts compare two poems by the same author. Readers look for slant rhyme, observe the beat and rhythm of each, and search for repeated vowel sounds. After re-reading, they observe the lack of punctuation and the stanza...
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Comparing Visual Interpretations and Actual Events: War & Battle

For Teachers 7th
A Venn Diagram is used to compare artistic and historical representations of a single event. Young analysts view the provided images, read textbook descriptions, and discuss the validity of each representation in terms of bias and...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Comparing Democracies

For Students 9th - 12th
Could a president just ignore election results? In this analysis handout, scholars consider this question as they read background information on the 2008 elections in Zimbabwe. Two political cartoons poke fun at President Robert Mugabe,...
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Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young mathematicians compare two fractions with like denominators and then move to the next level to compare fractions with unlike denominators. They will first try to use mental math to make educated guesses. There are a few guidelines...
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Our Solar System - Comparing Planetary Travel Distances

For Teachers 7th - 8th
NASA presents a mini-unit on distances in our solar system. It incorporates scientific concepts of gravity, mass, density, and payload while your aspiring astronauts also employ mathematics skills. They calculate speed, they determine...
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Comparing and Ordering

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Before handing out this number comparison activity, ask scholars to pick a number between 20 and 50. Could they do it? Explain that they chose a number greater than 20 and less than 50, which is exactly what they will be doing next. Each...
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Comparing/Contrasting Characters Through Two-Voice Poems: Characterization

For Teachers 11th Standards
Two babies, two fathers, two experiences, two worlds. Partners craft two-voice poems to capture the points of view of two men with very different lives who have just become fathers.
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Compare and Contrast Art

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Practice the skill of compare and contrast. First, show learners the different pairs of artwork in the project packet (included). Then, each learner chooses one of the pairs and finds the similarities and differences between the...
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Using a Venn Diagram to Compare / Contrast: Double Bubble

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Create a "Double Bubble" to organize information in a Venn diagram-like graphic organizer.   There are a few options included to differentiate this assignment, but unfortunately, there are no topics for selection. Provide your emerging...
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Polk Bros Foundation

I Can Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Work with your class to fill out this Venn diagram. Pupils can compare and contrast any two things and then write a short paragraph about the relationship demonstrated in their diagram.
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Compare and Contrast Dr. Seuss

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Celebrate Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss' birthday with this compare and contrast graphic organizer in which three stories are examined for their setting, characters, problems, events, and solution. 
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Comparing Two Stories

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Compare new and old versions of the classic story Alice in Wonderland in this comprehensive worksheet packet. Learners read an excerpt from the original, answering several analysis questions. They do the same for a more modern version,...
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Compare and Contrast Versions of a Story

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Compare and contrast reading passages with the ever favorite story of Cinderella. The versions in focus include an Italian version and a Native American story followed by three questions designed to share similarities and differences, as...
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Teach-nology

Reading Comprehension: Compare and Contrast

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
What do a zoo and a farm have in common? Second graders read about each place, and compare and contrast the details using two multiple choice questions.
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EngageNY

Comparing an Author’s Presentation of Ideas: “Rachel Carson: Sounding the Alarm on Pollution”

For Teachers 6th Standards
It's all in the presentation. Readers take a look at author's presentation in the article Rachel Carson: Sounding the Alarm on Pollution. Scholars work together to complete a Comparing and Contrasting Authors’ Presentation graphic...
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US National Archives

We the People Focusing on Details: Compare and Contrast

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Even the most inspiring documents in American history had to go through a few drafts before they were ready for publication. Reinforce the importance of the writing process, as well as the collaborative nature of democracy, with an...
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Defining Love

For Teachers 11th - 12th
After reading and discussing Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich, pupils compare/contrast the concept/theme of love within several multiple pieces of literature. They must support their claims with textual evidence. In addition, they analyze...
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Make a Compare/Contrast Diagram

For Students 6th - 8th
In this make a compare/contrast diagram worksheet, students use the drawing tools in a word processor to create a diagram by following detailed instructions for each step.
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Curated OER

Compare and Contrast

For Students 6th - 8th
The strength of this compare and contrast worksheet is found in the diagram provided. After reading a short paragraph, learners list the similarities between two magic shows on one side of the graphic and the differences on the other. An...
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Compare and Contrast Greek Myths (4)

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
How are Icarus and Prometheus similar? How are they different? Compare any two Greek myths with a graphic organizer, which provides space for kids to fill in the ways that the myths are like and unlike each other.
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Compare and Contrast

For Students 5th - 7th
Encyclopedia Brown asks readers to compare and contrast clues to help Kara and her family solve the mystery of the dripping water. A Venn diagram could be used to make visual the similarities and differences between the two rooms.
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Curated OER

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students compare and contrast characters from various texts and compile the collected data into several graphic organizers.
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EngageNY

Comparing and Contrasting Two Texts about Poison Dart Frogs: Eggs and Tadpoles

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Poison Dart Frog babies are the focus of a activity that challenges scholars to compare and contrast two informational texts. Beginning with a read-aloud, followed by a discussion, readers complete a practice page that examines the main...
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EngageNY

Contrasting Evidence: “Water Is Life” and The Big Thirst

For Teachers 7th Standards
Sometimes differing arguments support the same claim. Scholars complete a graphic organizer comparing how two authors support the claim that people need to better manage the world's water supply. Pupils also complete a graphic organizer...

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