Compare Across Texts

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Compare Characters, Settings, and Problems

“The Three Chicharrones” and “Dragon, Dragon” are tales about outwitting a rival. Compare the characters, settings, and problems in the two stories.

How It Works

Collect and Organize Ideas To compare the main characters in the stories, make a Venn Diagram like this one.

Venn Diagram

Venn Diagram

Practice Together

Make Comparisons and Summarize Complete the “Dragon, Dragon” side of the diagram. Add more things that are similar about the characters in the middle. Then summarize. Here is a comparison and contrast paragraph for the characters of the two stories.

Summary

The characters in both “The Three Chicharrones” and “Dragon, Dragon” are make-believe. The three Chicharrones are three pig brothers who must deal with a sneaky wolf. The three brothers in “Dragon, Dragon” are people, but there is a talking dragon. Although the characters are fictional, they often act like real people. In both stories, the characters use their wits to trick their enemies.

Try It!

Make a diagram to compare the settings of the stories, and another to compare the problems. Summarize them. You may want to use this frame.

Both “The Three Chicharrones” and “Dragon, Dragon,” are set in a world that is _____. The time of “The Three Chicharrones” is _____, while “Dragon, Dragon” seems to take place _____. “The Three Chicharrones” takes place _____, while “Dragon, Dragon” happens in _____.

Academic Vocabulary

  • • similar (si-mu-lur) adjective Things that are similar are almost the same.