Compare and Contrast Reading Comprehension One Pager

This is a compare and contrast reading comprehension one pager that students can glue into their writer’s or reader’s notebooks. Included is a definition of compare and contrast, and the keywords, or signal words, that young readers and writers can utilize to create or identify compare and contrast situations.

Standards:

ELACC5RL3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

ELACC5RI5/ RI.5.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.