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Grade 1 English Language Arts · Level 3, Understand and Discuss Stories
Compare Characters’ Experiences
Compare and contrast the adventures or experiences of characters in stories.
How the lesson starts: Compare Characters’ Experiences

Two little dragons
Hi friend! Meet two little dragons, Mika and Taro. They each went to the beach. Let's compare their stories. Compare means find what is the same. And find what is different.
Two beach days
Mika went to the beach with Mom. She built a sand castle. A big wave washed it away. Taro went to the beach with Dad. He built a sand castle too. His castle stood all day long.
Let's check same or different
Where did they go? Both went to the beach. Same! What did they build? Both built castles. Same! Who came along? Mom and Dad. Different! What happened to the castles? One washed away. One stood. Different!
