CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.9
The Standard
With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Literature
What This Standard Means
Students need to notice what happens to characters in two familiar stories, then say what is the same and what is different. They may compare where the characters go, what problem they face, how they feel, who helps them, or how the story ends.
Mastery looks like a child saying, “Both characters got lost, but only one found help from an animal,” using pictures or sentence frames if needed. Students often get stuck retelling both stories instead of comparing them. They may also name surface details, like clothing, instead of experiences or events.
Ways to Teach It
- Use two picture cards from familiar stories and have students sort character events into same and different hoops.
- Ask, “How are these two characters’ problems alike, and how are they different?” after rereading two short stories.
- Show two story covers and ask each student to tell one same and one different character experience.
- Compare a story character’s trip to the store, park, or school with a real trip students have taken.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.9
Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.2
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.9
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedu...