Compare / Contrast Progression

Author’s Craft can be included, “What did the author do that?”

Grade K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th WOW! 3 6th

standards​ or more

Common CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LITER CCSS.ELA-LITER CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.

Core State TERACY.RL. TERACY.RL. TERACY.RL. ACY.RL.3.9 ACY.RL.4.9 9 9
Standard
K.9 1.9 2.9 Compare and Compare and Compare and
With Compare Compare contrast the Compare contrast stories in the contrast texts in
promptin and and themes, and contrast same genre (e.g., different forms or
g and contrast contrast settings, and the treatment mysteries and genres (e.g., stories
support, the two or plots of of similar adventure stories) on and poems; historical
compare adventur more stories themes and their approaches to novels and fantasy
and es and versions written by the topics (e.g., similar themes and stories) in terms of
contrast experienc of the same author opposition of topics. their approaches to
the es of same about the good and similar themes and
adventur character story same or evil) and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5 topics.
es and s in (e.g., similar patterns of Compare and
experienc stories. Cinderell characters events (e.g., contrast the overall
es of a stories) (e.g., in the quest) in structure (e.g.,
character CCSS.ELA-LI by books from a stories, chronology,
TERACY.RI.
s in 1.9 different series) myths, and comparison,
familiar Identify authors traditional cause/effect,
stories. basic or from CCSS.ELA-LITER literature problem/solution) of
similaritie different ACY.RI.3.9 from different events, ideas,
CCSS.ELA-LI s in and cultures. Compare and cultures. concepts, or
TERACY.RI.
difference contrast the information in two or
K.9
With s CCSS.ELA-LI most more texts.
promptin between
TERACY.RI. important
2.9 CCSS.ELA-LITER
g and two texts Compare points and ACY.RI.4.6 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6

support, on the and key details Analyze multiple

identify same contrast presented in Compare accounts of the same
basic topic the most two texts on and contrast event or topic, noting
similaritie (e.g., in important the same a firsthand important similarities
topic. and and differences in
 s in and illustratio points secondhand the point of view they
difference ns, presente account of represent.
s descriptio d by two the same
between ns, or texts on event or
two texts procedur the same topic;
on the es). topic. describe the
same differences
topic in focus and
(e.g., in the
illustratio information
ns, provided.
descriptio
ns, or
procedur
es).
I Can . . . “When I “When I read “I can discuss “When I’m shown “When I’m shown
read books books in a text similarities and several texts in the several texts in the
that go set or series, I differences in same genre that explore same genre that explore
together, I can talk about stories, the same theme, I can the same theme, I can
can think how the major noticing explain how that theme explain how that theme
about how events across theme. For is the same and is the same and
they’re the the two books example, “Is different across the different across the
same and are similar or the theme texts. I can also explain texts. I can also explain
how different. I can similar but how the theme is how the theme is
they’re also talk about different? How developed differently in developed differently in
different. how other story is it developed the two texts and the two texts and
When one elements are differently?” discuss author’s craft to discuss author’s craft to
story is partly the same (E.g., in one, a do so. I think, “Does one do so. I think, “Does one
written in and partly girl saves her use a symbolic object to use a symbolic object to
different different—like friend, in show the theme? Does show the theme? Does
versions, the characters, another, the another show the another show the
like when a setting, or the boy saves a internal thoughts of the internal thoughts of the
fairy tale is life lessons (the dog, but both villain to convey that villain to convey that
written themes).” show that villains aren’t all bad?” villains aren’t all bad?” I
differently (UOS) friendship (UOS) can also compare and
 in different takes risk.) I contrast different
cultures, I can also multimedia versions of
can compare other texts and discuss the
compare aspects of the effects these versions
them.” stories. I ask have on the
(UOS) myself, “Do development of the
characters theme.”
from the texts
react in similar
ways to an
issue?” I can
compare and
contrast two
different
versions of the
same text
(e.g.,
comparing the
book and the
movie version
of a text).”
(UOS)

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