Digital Compare and Contrast 3rd and 4th - The Most Helpful Dog and The Kindest Librarian 3

What is similar about the two stories?

• The main characters are both dogs.
• They both take place in a library.
• They both have a character solving a problem.
• They both have a helpful teacher.

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is different about the two stories?

• The both have a character solving a problem.
• They both take place in a school.
• Both have characters helping other characters.
• They both feature a librarian.

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is true of both main characters?

• They help out another main character who was struggling.
• They waited too long to help out.
• They are both trained to smell a problem.
• They both helped Toby.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.3

How are Mac and Mrs. Franklin different?

• They are quick to respond to an issue.
• They took multiple steps to solve an issue.
• They work in the school.
• Mrs. Huff is a person and Mac is a dog.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why does Mac bark at Ms. Webster?

• He wanted to play.
• Franklin needed to eat.
• He saw a squirrel outside.
• He thought it was recess.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why couldn’t Toby find what he was looking for?

• The library didn’t have it.
• He was in the wrong spot.
• Someone had misplaced the books.
• The books were checked out.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Why was Franklin so wrapped up in his writing assignment?

• It was about a topic he loved.
• He needed to do well for his final grade.
• He was running out of time.
• He forgot what he was doing.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

What do you think “communal” means in the second story?

• privately used
• high-tech
• shared by everyone
• specific to the library

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4