Could you imagine running into a stranger who looked exactly like you? Class members read about identical twins who were separated at birth, and answer three reading comprehension questions to practice comparing and contrasting details in literature.

Concepts

compare and contrast, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a reading assessment or language arts homework packet
• Have class members write about one of their siblings in a similar format, detailing how they are different and how they are the same

Classroom Considerations

• Has a few typos, but shouldn't affect understanding

Pros

• Prints on one page, making it an easy worksheet or addition to a packet
• Addresses important reading comprehension strategies
• Story would be interesting to young readers

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.3