RL.3.9 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9
:"Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)."
These worksheets and lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Comparing Story Elements in Two Fiction Texts
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Comparing Story Elements in Two Fiction Texts
Learners practice comparing a variety of story elements, including characters, setting, and key events, in this reading comprehension worksheet.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1
This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
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Comparing Two Stories
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Comparing Two Stories
Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.
3rd Grade
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Lesson Plans
Llama Llama Help Us Learn
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Llama Llama Help Us Learn
Llama Llama's adventures are fun, interesting, and ready for your students' keen eyes. Explore the themes, setting, plots, and illustrations to discover hidden similarities and differences between these beloved picture books.
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
Finding Similarities and Differences
Lesson plan
Finding Similarities and Differences
Good readers analyze texts by looking at similarities and differences. Use this lesson to teach your students to compare and contrast the story elements of two fiction texts.
3rd Grade
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Comparing Texts by the Same Author
Lesson plan
Comparing Texts by the Same Author
Getting hooked on a series or type of character creates reader engagement! Use this lesson to challenge your students to compare and contrast fictional texts as they find the joy in reading books by the same author.
3rd Grade
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Focus on the Differences
Lesson plan
Focus on the Differences
Use this lesson with your students to teach them to describe the differences between stories with contrasting conjunctions. This lesson can stand-alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the Finding Similarities and Differences lesson.
3rd Grade
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The Same or Different? You Decide!
Lesson plan
The Same or Different? You Decide!
Are the stories the same or different? You decide! Use this lesson with your students to practice comparing the story elements in two fictional stories written by the same author.
3rd Grade
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Focus on the Similarities
Lesson plan
Focus on the Similarities
Use this lesson to teach your students to describe the similarities between stories with words that signal comparison. This lesson can stand-alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the The Same or Different? You Decide! lesson.
3rd Grade
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Workbooks
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Games
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Exercises
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Teacher Editions
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