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Compare and Contrast WorksheetCompare and Contrast Worksheet
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4th - 6th
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English Language Arts
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Compare and Contrast

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Read about the ways that different cultures set up homes with a set of reading activities. Learners read short paragraphs that cover one or more different ideas, and answer four questions about what they have read, including whether or not the paragraph compares and contrasts two things.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

compare and contrast, reading comprehension, native americans, igloos, settlers, context clues, mongolia

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Good addition to a language arts homework packet or literacy center activity
  • Include in a social studies class that focuses on any of the subjects in the worksheets (American settlers, Native Americans, nomadic villages, houseboats)
  • Create a reading assessment out of the packet of worksheets
  • Have learners write their own informative paragraph that compares and contrasts two similar things

Classroom Considerations

  • Each worksheet includes four questions

Pros

  • Works as a packet or as individual assignments
  • Paragraphs focus on interesting topics, and are straightforward for readers of all ages
  • Encourages readers to find the key words that helped them identify the topics that are compared and contrasted

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.4.3 RL.5.3 RL.6.3

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