Compare and Contrast Two Characters

Reading: Comparing and Contrasting
Lesson 3.2.5

Learners can:

• compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text

Vocabulary: ominous, don, claustrophobic, entombed

Curriculum Kit Materials: Disaster Strikes, Reading Activity Book (page 19)

​Words to Know

Today we will read chapters 4 and 5.

After reading, we will be comparing 3 characters from the story.

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​Disaster Strikes

Think about the following questions as you consider what details to include in your Venn diagram:

• What do the characters look like?

• What do the characters say?

• How do the characters feel?

• What do the characters do?

• What words can you use to describe each character?

As you think about these questions, ask yourself where the best place to begin is. Start at the beginning to reread the text. This is where authors begin to introduce you to the characters in the story.

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​Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

Which number shows the section where we would put 10 year old twin?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

Which number shows the section that we would put did not want to move to Alaska?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

Which number shows the section where we would put felt scared or nervous?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

Read page 20 in the text. Compare and contrast how Noah and Alex acted during the boat ride.

Is this statement true or false?

Noah was excited about the boat ride, while Alex was unhappy about it.

Match

Match the vocabulary word to its meaning.

• claustrophobic

• entombed

• don

• ominous

a fear of small or closed spaces

to be trapped in or under something

to wear or put on a piece of clothing

suggesting that something unpleasant or

• a fear of small or closed spaces

  
  

• to be trapped in or under something

• to wear or put on a piece of clothing

• suggesting that something unpleasant or

-Get a snack/Drink
-Get up/Move Around/Stretch
-Use the bathroom

-Get ready for Writing: Handwriting Activity Book (page 42), spiral notebook, Writer's Notebook (pages 17 and 77), Writing Activity Book (pages 35, 36, and 37)