Comparing Characters, Settings and Events
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details about how characters interact, settings influence action, or events connect
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After reading a novel with several main characters, can your child compare two of them in detail — explaining how their personalities, experiences, and relationships are both similar and different?
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details about how characters interact, settings influence action, or events connect
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- Create a Venn diagram comparing two characters' traits using textual evidence
- Explain how a change in setting affects the mood and characters' actions in a story
- Analyse how two events in a narrative are connected through cause and effect
“After reading a novel with several main characters, can your child compare two of them in detail — explaining how their personalities, experiences, and relationships are both similar and different?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Reading Comprehension
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
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