Compare / Contrast Activities

As the teachers prepare for PAARC, they often ask for links to activities to help them teach and their students learn.  Here is a list I made for a 5th grade teacher today.

COMPARE /CONTRAST

1. Read/Write/Think - http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/map.html
2. FCAT - http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip114a.swf
3. EXAMPLES ON DIFFEN - http://www.diffen.com/
4. Mobile Venn Diagram - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/venn-diagram-a-30994.html
5. Compare /Contrast Map - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/compare-contrast-30066.html
6. Comparison and Contrast Guide - http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/
7. Movie to Book - http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson46/Compare_and_Contrast_graphic_II.pdf
8. StudyZone - http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/m/comparecontrastl2.cfm
9. StudyZone - http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/m/comparecontrastp.cfm
10. Character Comparison Sheet - http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/collateral_resources/pdf/l/lessonplans_graphicorg_pdfs_charactercompare1.pdf
11. Easy Character Contrast - http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=kharris2contrast
12. 5 lessons - http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/FCAT/references/strategies/cc.htm
13. Test Tutor - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade3/skill4/coyote.html
14. Test Tutor - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill3/rice.html
15. Webquest - http://www.castletechnology.com/showcase/Region%20III/Primary/Bempah-Mason/student_page.htm
16. Reading Rocket - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_3_17.htm
17. Compare / Contrast 2 versions of Aesop’s fables - http://www.umass.edu/aesop/fables.php
18. Click and Drag practice activity good for PAARC prep - http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/ss_skills_tutor/content/pop.html

1-11-2012 CCCS for Reading - Standard 9 Grades 6-8

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards,

the first 10 days are Reading. 

Day Nine - CCCS for Reading - Standard 9 Grades 6-8

	LITERATURE	INFORMATIONAL TEXT
unpacked skill	Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.	Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
compare/contrast	Compare and Contrast Activities The Compare/Contrast Essay Modeling the Compare/Contrast Essay Analyzing Poetry Elements of Poetry Poetry Archive  Historical and Cultural Contexts Literary Genres Genre Lists Genre quiz Once Upon a Genre Comparative exercise Historical Fiction Lesson Historical/Biographical analysis chart Author's Purpose Author's Purpose Practice Author's Purpose Quiz Author's Purpose Popup Make a Match Author's Purpose and Perspective Author's Purpose and Point of View Pretest Author's Purpose and Point of View Purpose 1 Quiz Audience and Purpose Audience and Purpose Lab Making Judgements Balanced Literacy Biographies on Shmoop Inside a Dog - critique books and read other students' opinions Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables Grimm's Fairy Tales  Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales The Big, Bad Wolf Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and Stories  Free Audio Books LitCharts
theme
genre
bias and author's purpose

Please post a comment below if you have a site or lesson idea to share for teaching this standard.  I would love your input!