Comparing and Contrasting Stories in the same genre

Comparing /Contrasting Stories

Multiple Choice

Select the vocab word that matches the definition: "Writing that comes from the author's imagination."

• Non-fiction

• Fiction

Multiple Choice

Select the vocab word that matches the definition: "Writing that is based on true events."

• Non-fiction

• Fiction

Multiple Select

Select the 2 that are examples of Non-fiction.

• autobiographies

• realistic Fic.

• biographies

• historical fic

Multiple Select

Select the 2 that are examples of Fiction.

• autobiographies

• Sci-Fi

• Informational texts

• historical fic

Comparing and contrasting stories in the same genre

Read the two short stories. Once done type into the chat how the stories are similar and different? How do their themes compare/contrast?

Multiple Select

Which of the following is true about both mysteries?

• Each mystery has to do with homework assignments.

• Something unexpected is discovered in an unlikely place.

• Weather makes the main character's problem worse.

• Talking to a distant family member finally solves the mystery.

Multiple Select

Choose two pieces of evidence, one from each story, that support your answer to part A.

• "When she opened the box again, she was still shocked at the contents: money, and lots of it." (Mystery of the Old Sea Chest)

• "Gloria asked her mom what she knew about the chest." (Mystery of the Old Sea Chest)

• '"Oh, that's right," she said. 'My sister never got to take any of her trips.'"(Mystery of the Old Sea Chest)

• "On our old porch sat the saddest dog we had ever seen, his face and paws encrusted with ice." (Mile-High Mystery)

• "Just then I heard a muffled jingle of metal from under all that fur." (Mile-High Mystery)

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about both mysteries?

• Both mysteries are about things that are stolen.

• Both mysteries involve families working together.

• Both mysteries lead to further adventures.

• Both mysteries lead to family secrets being discovered.

Multiple Select

The main characters from each of the stories turn to others for help with solving their mysteries. Choose two pieces of evidence, one from each story, that best support this statement.

• "What she saw made her eyes bulge so she shut the box closed."

• "Gloria asked her mother what she knew about the chest."

• "Gloria was frustrated but she didn't give up."

• "I sighed, but I just couldn't give up."'This is a job for the internet,'"I said.

• "There was a mile-high Animal Clinic in Denver, along with a phone number, that I called immediately.