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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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Compare two characters with evidence, explain how a setting change affects action and mood, and connect two events by cause and effect.

Compare two characters with evidence, explain how a setting change affects action and mood, and connect two events by cause and effect.

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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?”

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Type
Procedural
Subject
English
Domain
Reading Comprehension
Age range
Ages 10–11

Standards

ccss-ela:RL.5.3