Lesson 1.5
Novel #1: Dear Mr. Henshaw
1.5 Vocabulary & Compare/Contrast
Novel #1: Dear Mr. Henshaw
1.5 Vocabulary & Compare/Contrast
honorable - worthy of honor and high respect
imitate - to mimic, impersonate, or copy
rejected - to refuse to accept (someone or something)
original - the first one of its kind; something different and unique
antique - dating from a period long ago
nuisance - an obnoxious or annoying person
villains - characters whose evil actions are important to the plot
Compare & Contrast
To compare means a reader investigates ways two or more things are the same or similar to one another. To contrast means a reader is determining ways that two or more things differ or are opposite from one another.
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Grade 2 Activities (Used for remediation)
Reading:: V.1 Compare and contrast in informational passages NQN
Grade 3 Activities (Used for practice & strengthening)
Reading: I.2 Compare and contrast in informational texts UNG
L.2 Compare information from two informational texts DNH
O.1 Compare mythological illustrations LW5
Grade 4 Activities (Used for enrichment)
Reading: H.2 Compare and contrast characters GYD
D.2 Compare information from two informational texts YBU
J.1 Compare mythological illustrations J5P
G.3 Compare information from two texts 8CJ