NAME ______TEACHER KEY_____________________________________ COMPARE and CONTRAST Alexander…… and The Raft

The Raft and They are both

the same
Alexander……Day (Alex and Nicky) because…………….

1. _Alex does not want to move away to a new home. 1. _Both characters are upset at the beginning of the
Nicky doesn’t want to stay at his grandmother’s story. Alex about the move, Nicky about not being
house because he wants to go with his father. able to go with his father.

2. _Alex remained upset about moving throughout
the entire text while Nicky was only upset early on
when his father left but he soon found a way to
entertain himself by having an adventure on his
grandmother’s raft.
3. _Alex’s character is defiant and immature
throughout the text, while Nicky’s character is upset
but changes his behavior completely when he
becomes curious about the raft.
2. _Both characters are rude to their family. Alex is
rude to his parents and Nicky is rude to his
grandmother.
3. _Both characters change in the text. Alex change is
small but he changes. At the beginning of the story
he plots to stay behind and at by the end he starts to
pack as the rest of his family. Nicky’s character has a
more drastic change. He is upset at the beginning but
then becomes curious. Finally, he enjoys being at his
grandmother’s house.
Emerging: student attempts only one answer on each
column. Student answers more then one on each column
but doesn’t provide evidence from the text.

Proficient: Student attempts two answers on each column.

Student provides evidence from the text to explain the
answers.

Beyond Proficient: Student attempts three answers on each

column. Student answers using evidence from the text.