Comparing Characters Across Stories
Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories; identify similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic
Typical age: 5–9 years
“If your child has read two stories with similar themes — like two tales about a brave hero — can they tell you what was the same and what was different between them?”
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Needs first
- Connecting New & Old Ideas
Comparing and contrasting characters or texts draws on the universal habit of connecting new ideas to existing knowledge
- Main Topic of Informational Texts
Informational text knowledge supports comparison
- Feelings Change and Differ
Comparing characters' adventures and reactions in stories is enriched by the foundational SEL understanding that the same event can make different people feel differently
- Characters, settings, and eventsREQUIRED
Need story elements to compare texts
- Spotting Patterns
Identifying patterns and similarities across texts is the reading form of the universal pattern-recognition habit
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- Different Accounts of the Same Event
Recognising that different people give different accounts of the same event is the historical application of the English skill of comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topic
- Characters' Viewpoints and Responses
Comparing characters across stories builds on general text comparison skills