Compare and Contrast
RTI Workshop 2: with Mrs. Stiles
Compare and Contrast
Standards and Objectives
Vocab Review
Together Now!
Game
Exit Ticket
Standards and Objectives
Standard:
I can...
I can identify the theme in both texts I can use textual evidence to support my comparisons I can think critically about how genre shapes storytelling
6.RC.4 Compare and contrast works of literature in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems, historical novels, and fantasy stories ) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
What Does It Mean to Compare and Contrast texts?
Contrast
Compare
- Different genres (fantasy vs. historical fiction)
- Different settings or time periods
- Different ways authors show courage
- Different consequences or outcomes
- both texts share a common theme
- both characters face similar challenges
- both use similar literary devices or writing styles
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Prompt 1: Fantasy Knight & Dragon (Fantasy Genre)
A knight stands outside a cave where a dragon guards a village. Her hands shake, but she steps forward anyway. "If I don't face it," she says quietly, "no one else will."
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A knight stands outside a cave where a dragon guards a village. Her hands shake, but she steps forward anyway. “If I don’t face it,” she says quietly, “no one else will.”
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A knight stands outside a cave where a dragon guards a village. Her hands shake, but she steps forward anyway. “If I don’t face it,” she says quietly, “no one else will.”
Next
Let's Deep Dive!
Prompt 2: Historical Soldier with Message (Historical Fiction)
Thomas runs through smoke and gunfire carrying a message that could save the soldiers ahead. His legs tremble, but he keeps running.
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Thomas runs through smoke and gunfire carrying a message that could save the soldiers ahead. His legs tremble, but he keeps running.
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Thomas runs through smoke and gunfire carrying a message that could save the soldiers ahead. His legs tremble, but he keeps running.
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Both texts explore the theme: "True courage means doing what is right even when you are afraid"
Fantasy
Similar
Historical Fiction
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Fantasy
The character faces a dragon threatening the village. The danger is imaginary and magical. Courage is shown through a heroic quest against a mythical creature.
Both
Characters feel fear but act anyway They "shake" and "tremble" Characters risk danger to protect others Both develop the theme that true courage means doing what is right even when you are afraid
Historical Fiction
The character runs through a battlefield with an important message. The danger comes from a realistic historical conflict. Courage is shown through bravery during a real-world war situation.
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Authors choose genres strategically. Fantasy lets us explore courage on an epic, larger-than-life scale. Historical fiction grounds courage in real human experience. Both approaches are valid—they just reach us differently. That's why comparing how different genres handle the same theme helps us become better readers AND better writers.
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Compare and Contrast RTI Workshop
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6th Grade Compare/Contrast Activity
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Compare and Contrast
RTI Workshop 2: with Mrs. Stiles
Compare and Contrast
Standards and Objectives
Vocab Review
Together Now!
Game
Exit Ticket
Standards and Objectives
Standard:
I can...
I can identify the theme in both texts I can use textual evidence to support my comparisons I can think critically about how genre shapes storytelling
6.RC.4 Compare and contrast works of literature in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems, historical novels, and fantasy stories ) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
What Does It Mean to Compare and Contrast texts?
Contrast
Compare
Next
Let's Deep Dive!
Prompt 1: Fantasy Knight & Dragon (Fantasy Genre)
A knight stands outside a cave where a dragon guards a village. Her hands shake, but she steps forward anyway. "If I don't face it," she says quietly, "no one else will."
Next
A knight stands outside a cave where a dragon guards a village. Her hands shake, but she steps forward anyway. “If I don’t face it,” she says quietly, “no one else will.”
Next
A knight stands outside a cave where a dragon guards a village. Her hands shake, but she steps forward anyway. “If I don’t face it,” she says quietly, “no one else will.”
Next
Let's Deep Dive!
Prompt 2: Historical Soldier with Message (Historical Fiction)
Thomas runs through smoke and gunfire carrying a message that could save the soldiers ahead. His legs tremble, but he keeps running.
Next
Thomas runs through smoke and gunfire carrying a message that could save the soldiers ahead. His legs tremble, but he keeps running.
Next
Thomas runs through smoke and gunfire carrying a message that could save the soldiers ahead. His legs tremble, but he keeps running.
Next
Both texts explore the theme: "True courage means doing what is right even when you are afraid"
Fantasy
Similar
Historical Fiction
Next
Fantasy
The character faces a dragon threatening the village. The danger is imaginary and magical. Courage is shown through a heroic quest against a mythical creature.
Both
Characters feel fear but act anyway They "shake" and "tremble" Characters risk danger to protect others Both develop the theme that true courage means doing what is right even when you are afraid
Historical Fiction
The character runs through a battlefield with an important message. The danger comes from a realistic historical conflict. Courage is shown through bravery during a real-world war situation.
Next
Next
Authors choose genres strategically. Fantasy lets us explore courage on an epic, larger-than-life scale. Historical fiction grounds courage in real human experience. Both approaches are valid—they just reach us differently. That's why comparing how different genres handle the same theme helps us become better readers AND better writers.
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