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COMPREHENSION STANDARDS

SESSION 5  |  Grades K-12  |  Handout

Learn the secret to comparing texts

Dissect the compare-contrast expectations within the  standards

Master the 10 Anchor Reading Standards with a Cheat Sheet.

Find common ground when comparing texts.

Grades K-1
Anchor Chart Pieces

Grades 2-5
Anchor Chart Pieces

Grades 6-12
Anchor Chart Pieces

View a series of whole-class lessons

Grades K-1

Lesson 1: Compare text details across the rows of a T-Chart
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Lesson 2: Compare literature using story elements
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Lesson 3: Explain comparative thinking in writing— Literature
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Lesson 4: Infer categories of comparison for nonfiction texts/topics
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Lesson 5: Explain comparative thinking in writing— Informational Text
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Grades 2-3

Lesson 1: Compare text details across the rows of a T-Chart
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Lesson 2: Compare literature using story elements
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Lesson 3: Explain comparative thinking in writing— Literature
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Lesson 4: Infer categories of comparison for nonfiction texts/topics
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Lesson 5: Explain comparative thinking in writing— Informational Text
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Grades 4-6

Lesson 1: Compare text details across the rows of a T-Chart
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Lesson 2: Compare literature using story elements
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Lesson 3: Explain comparative thinking in writing— Literature
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Lesson 4: Infer categories of comparison for nonfiction texts/topics
Vimeo | YouTube
Lesson 5: Explain comparative thinking in writing— Informational Text
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Grades 7-12

Lesson 1: Compare text details across the rows of a T-Chart
Vimeo | YouTube
Lesson 2: Compare literature using story elements
Vimeo | YouTube
Lesson 3: Explain comparative thinking in writing— Literature
Vimeo | YouTube
Lesson 4: Infer categories of comparison for nonfiction texts/topics
Vimeo | YouTube
Lesson 5: Explain comparative thinking in writing— Informational Text
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Recognize common categories for comparative thinking

Compare story elements in literature

Grades K-12
PDF | Jamboard

Grade 2
PDF | Jamboard

Grades 3-12
PDF | Jamboard

Focus on similarities—not differences

PDF | Jamboard | Suggested Details

Sentence frames & transitions
Grades K-2 | Grades 3-12

Utilize the T-Chart as a pre-write

Adjust a T-Chart to fit
various text structures.

Write endings that
don’t merely summarize.

Craft informative
conclusions.

Identify texts to compare for different purposes

Make connections between cultural versions and stories with different perspectives.

The Rough-Face Girl v. Cinderella

Lon Po Po v. Little Red Riding Hood

Analyze the four different character perspectives presented in Voices in the Park.

Goodnight Moon
Goodnight iPad

Check out additional sources for informational text.

Oakland Raiders – “The Autumn Wind”