1. MR. PUTTER AND TABBY Comparing & Contrasting Text to Text

2. DIRECTIONS Students, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation to compare and contrast two Mr. Putter and Tabby texts written by Cynthia Rylant. Your PowerPoint presentation must explain how each of the following are alike and different:  Characters  Setting  Problem  Solution

3. BOOKS THAT I AM COMPARING AND CONTRASTING Book Title: Author: Book Title: Author: My Name: Date:

4. CHARACTERS Characters in Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea Characters in Both Books Characters in My Book Mr. Putter Tabby

5. SETTINGS Settings in Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea Settings in Both BooksSettings in My Book Remember – Settings include weather, time of day and location!

6. PROBLEM Problem in Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea Problem in Both Books Problem in My Book

7. SOLUTION Solution in Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea Solution in Both BooksSolution in My Book

8. SAVING YOUR WORK Follow the directions below to save your work. Click:   Type in your name followed by Putter  Example: 

9. GRADING 321 Characters All characters were identified in each book. Some of the characters were identified in each book. Fewer than two characters were identified in each book. Settings The student has identified three or more setting characteristics. The student has identified 2-3 setting characteristics. Fewer than two setting characteristics were identified. Problem The student has clearly explained the problem in each story. The student has explained the problem in each story, but it is a little difficult to understand or the student has only clearly explained one story’s problem. The student’s explanation of the problem in each text was unclear or incorrect. Solution The student has clearly explained the solution in each story. The student has explained the solution in each story, but it is a little difficult to understand or the student has only clearly explained one story’s solution. The student’s explanation of the solution in each text was unclear or incorrect. Presentation The PowerPoint presentation was neat and each slide was complete. The PowerPoint presentation was neat and each slide had most of the information completed. The PowerPoint presentation was incomplete. Slides and activities were not finished.