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Compare and Contrast Texts on the Same Topic
Compare and Contrast Texts on the Same Topic
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Compare and Contrast Texts on the Same Topic
Did you know that comparative tasks improve comprehension and help students develop higher order thinking skills? In this lesson, students will compare nonfiction texts on the same topic using Venn diagrams and performance!
Year 5
Reading & writing
Lesson plan
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
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Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Kids will love learning some fun facts about elephants while developing their reading comprehension skills. Using T-charts and Venn diagrams, they'll analyze stories and explore different characteristics of fiction and nonfiction.
Year 5
Reading & writing
Lesson plan
Text Detective: Weird Animals
Text Detective: Weird Animals
Workbook
Text Detective: Weird Animals
It's fact vs. opinion statements about interesting animals in this workbook. Kids will also think about how diagrams and images help clarify reading passages.
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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts
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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts
With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Red and Green Apples
Red and Green Apples
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Red and Green Apples
Students will learn about apples and nonfiction writing in this lesson. When they are done comparing and contrasting, there might even be a tasty snack in their future!
Year one
Reading & writing
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Comparing Nonfiction Text Features
Comparing Nonfiction Text Features
Lesson plan
Comparing Nonfiction Text Features
Not all nonfiction texts on the same topic are created equal! Using this lesson plan, your class will become familiar with nonfiction features by comparing and contrasting texts on a shared topic.
Year 6
Lesson plan
Compare and Contrast Information Across Sources
Compare and Contrast Information Across Sources
Lesson plan
Compare and Contrast Information Across Sources
Sharpen your students’ reading and research skills in this lesson that guides them in comparing and contrasting information and drawing conclusions. Students will collect information across several resources including Internet sources.
Year 6
Reading & writing
Lesson plan
Nonfiction Text Features Checklist
Nonfiction Text Features Checklist
Worksheet
Nonfiction Text Features Checklist
Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.
Year 6
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Comparing Whales
Comparing Whales
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Comparing Whales
Help your year one students learn about comparing and contrasting nonfiction texts in this fun under-the-sea-themed lesson plan.
Year one
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Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad
Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad
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Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad
Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.
Year 5
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast: Platypus
Compare and Contrast: Platypus
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast: Platypus
In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.
Year 3
Science
Worksheet
Side-By-Side Nonfiction Text Features
Side-By-Side Nonfiction Text Features
Worksheet
Side-By-Side Nonfiction Text Features
Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.
Year 6
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Basking Shark Coloring Page
Basking Shark Coloring Page
Worksheet
Basking Shark Coloring Page
Did you know the basking shark is the second largest living fish? Give your first grader a fun and informational coloring page, all about the Basking Shark!
Year 2
Reading & writing
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Similarities and Differences
Similarities and Differences
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Similarities and Differences
Use this lesson with your students to practise comparing and contrasting the key details in two texts on the same topic. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a pre-lesson for the *What's Similar? What's Different?* lesson.
Year 4
Reading & writing
Lesson plan
Christmas in New Zealand
Christmas in New Zealand
Worksheet
Christmas in New Zealand
Can you imagine celebrating Christmas in the summer? That's what the people in New Zealand do!
Year 2
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: The Influence of the Sun
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: The Influence of the Sun
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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: The Influence of the Sun
With this resource, give your students practise comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Year 4
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: The Influence of Water
Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: The Influence of Water
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Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: The Influence of Water
Use this exercise to give your students practise comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Year 4
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Feel the Fall: Party Activities
Feel the Fall: Party Activities
Workbook
Feel the Fall: Party Activities
This activity book is full of autumn food recipes, fine motor skills practise and fun family party ideas for the fall.
Social studies
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More Comparing and Contrasting in Non-Fiction Compare and Contrast First and Secondhand Accounts in Non-Fiction Compare and Contrast Multiple Accounts of the Same Topic in Non-Fiction Identifying the Problem and Solution in Non-Fiction Texts Identifying the Main Topic in Non-Fiction Texts Key Ideas in Non-Fiction Texts Details in Non-Fiction Texts Making Connections to Non-Fictions Texts Citing Evidence in Non-Fiction Texts Following Directions in Non-Fiction Texts Making Connections Between Key Ideas and Events Identifying the Author's Purpose and Point of View in Non-Fiction Texts Summarizing Non-Fiction Texts Chronology in Non-Fiction Texts Cause and Effect in Non-Fiction Texts

Comparing Texts on Same Topic Resources

It can be a struggle for kids to get the hang of comparing text on the same topic, but with our variety of resources, success is just around the corner. Find the right worksheet, game, workbook, or activity for your student with our library of Nonfiction reading helpThat will help kids sort out the differences between two similar passages. We have topics of all kinds, from animals to life science to biographies.

Critical Connections: Resources on Comparing Texts on the Same Topic

Comparing texts on the same topic is a way to gather more nuanced and layered information on a subject. It can also result in discovering discrepancies between the two and lead to brand new discoveries. There are printable workbooks and worksheets, as well as lesson plans to teach students how to analyze two different sources.

One worksheet for fourth graders, Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad, teaches kids how a Venn Diagram can be used as a tool for comparison.

A workbook, Text Detective: Weird Animals, provides miscellaneous worksheets with animal themes that teach students to compare fact versus opinion, make inferences based off images, and explore other features of nonfiction texts. Feel the Fall: Party ActivitiesFocuses more on comparison such as comparing first and secondhand accounts. The workbook also considers different writing styles much more.

Students can boost their ability to make connections and come up with new ideas with these resources on comparing texts on the same topic.
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