Comparing and Contrasting Stories

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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The story of the three little pigs is a fictional story.

A fictional story is make-believe or not real.

Before reading two different versions of the story about the three little pigs to compare and contrast them, you will need some helpful tools.

These tools will help you track what is the same and different in each story.

One tool that can help keep track of the parts of each story is a T-Chart.

This chart will help you organize the important information you learn in each version of the three little pigs' story.

You can make your own T-Chart using a piece of paper, a pencil, and a ruler; OR you can use the Three Little Pigs T-Chart found under the Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar.

If you are creating your own T-Chart, label the first column with the heading "The Three Little Pigs" and the second column with the heading "The Three Little Javelinas".

The T-Chart will help you keep track of the answers to the questions below.

• Who are the characters in the story?
• Where does the story take place?
• What did the three little pigs build?
• What materials did each little pig use to build his home?
• What happened to the first two little pigs and their homes?
• What happens at the end of the story?

Alright! Read the first version called "The Three Little Pigs" by Joseph Jacobs.

Follow along with the read-aloud video below and remember to write down the answers to the questions in the first column on your T-Chart.

Great work!

Now, read the next version of the story called "The Three Little Javelinas" by Susan Lowell.

Remember, write your answers to the questions in the second column as you read and listen to the story in the video below.

Great job!

• Did you complete your T-Chart?

Check your answers with the Three Little Pigs T-Chart Answer Key also found under the Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar.

If you couldn't answer some of the questions, it's OK! Just copy them down onto your T-Chart.

Great work!

Some things are the same in these two stories, and others are different. A T-Chart helps keep track of the details in each story.

A Venn diagram is Another tool you can use to see what is the same and what is different in these stories.

The pink circle is for the details only in one story, and the green circle is for the details only in the other story. The purple circle is for the details that are the same in both stories!

Take a look at the completed Three Little Pigs Venn Diagram found under the Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar.

Great work comparing and contrasting!

Now, move on to the Got It? section for some practice!