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Great Resources for Busy Teachers
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Great Resources for Busy Teachers |
Text Connections - Paired Texts - Compare and Contrast
We have put together a list of texts that compliment one another for teaching text-to-text connections, and to compare and contrast. It's important for students to make connections across various texts that go beyond a shallow level. Students should be able to compare and contrast characters feelings and actions; setting, theme, plot, and more. State tests often ask questions that require students to make these comparisons. The paired texts are fiction pairs, fiction / nonfiction pairs, or nonfiction / nonfiction pairs. A number of the pairs will complement social studies and science curriculum.
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Ben's Dream by Chris Van Allsburg
Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg Reading Level: Story Treasure: Teach: Connect: Author's Website: Chris Van Allsburg
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Stellaluna by Janell Cannon Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle Reading Level: Story Treasure: Teach: Connect: Author's Website: |
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Hoops by Robert Burleigh Salt in His Shoes by Deloris Jordan Reading Level: Story Treasure: Tiny package of salt (like you get at fast food restaurants). Teach: Connect: Author's Website:
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Today Was a Terrible Day by Patricia Reilly Giff Reading Level: Story Treasure: Teach: Connect: Author's Website:
A Guide for Using Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day in the Classroom |
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Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian Reading Level: Story Treasure: Small rock Teach: Connect: Author's Website:
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Thank you Mr. Falker by Patricia
Polacco The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting Reading Level: Story Treasure: Teach: Connect: Author's Website:
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My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
by Patricia Polacco The Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume Reading Level: Story Treasure: Teach: Connect: Author's Website:
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Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
by George Levenson The Pumpkin Blanket by Deborah Turney Zagwyn Reading Level: Story Treasure: Teach: Connect: Author's Website:
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A Drop Around the World by Barbara McKinney The Snowflake by Neil Waldman Reading Level: Story Treasure: Teach: Connect: Author's Website: |
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