1. 1.Choose two characters to compare. These may be from the same reading story or from two different stories we have read this year. 2.Click on the web site http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/mobile-apps/venn-diagram-a-30994.html OR use the mobile app on the iPAD.http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/mobile-apps/venn-diagram-a-30994.html 3. Follow the instructions provided by the app to create a Venn Diagram comparing your two characters. 4.Print out your Venn Diagram. This task uses: Venn Diagram Mobile App From www.readwritethink.orgwww.readwritethink.org Learning Objective(s): Learning Target: RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). Compare and Contrast

2. 1.Work with your table group to choose two characters to compare. Discuss the similarities and differences with your partners. These may be from the same reading story or from two different stories we have read this year. 2.Click on the web site http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/mobile-apps/venn-diagram-a-30994.htmlhttp://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/mobile-apps/venn-diagram-a-30994.html 3.Follow the instructions provided by the app to create a Venn Diagram comparing your two characters. Work with your table group, each taking a turn to add more information. 4.Save your Venn Diagram on the desktop. 5.Open your Venn Diagram pdf file in Word. 6.As a group, find and add pictures on Google to enhance your presentation. 7.Print your newly designed Venn Diagram to present as a group. This task uses: Compare and Contrast Map from www.readwritethink.orgwww.readwritethink.org Learning Objective(s): RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

3. Compare and Contrast Take your Venn Diagram and get ready to write your essay! 1.Review comparing and contrasting. Discover the three kinds of comparing/contrasting essays. Visit the web site: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/ Choose the type of comparison essay you wish to write. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/ 2.Use the following link to begin your outline for your essay. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student- interactives/compare-contrast-30066.html 3.Use Microsoft Word to begin a compare/contrast essay. You may use text-to- speech to assist as needed. Add pictures to enhance your essay. 4.Upload your rough draft to Blackboard in the Compare and Contrast Discussion Board. This task uses: Compare and Contrast Map from www.readwritethink.orgwww.readwritethink.org Learning Objective(s): RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

4. Create a Story Upload Your Essay and Share 1.Review comparing and contrasting. Discover the three kinds of comparing/contrasting essays. Visit the web site: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/ Choose the type of comparison essay you wish to write. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/ 2.Visit the following website to begin your outline for your essay. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student- interactives/compare-contrast-30066.html 3.Use Microsoft Word to begin a compare/contrast essay. You may use text-to- speech to assist as needed. 4.Upload your final essay to our classroom’s Compare and Contrast Discussion Board. 5.In Blackboard, find a different class’s posts/essays, read and review 2 other classmates’ essays and provide feedback. Learning Objective(s): RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). This task uses: Compare and Contrast Map from www.readwritethink.orgwww.readwritethink.org and classroom Blackboard site.