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Tock and Oona, Tree Neighbors

Read two original stories by one author about a woodpecker and an owl who share a tree, then compare their settings, plots and themes.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRL.3.9

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students compare the settings of two stories about the same characters.
Students compare the problems and solutions in two stories by the same author.
Students contrast the themes of two stories using key details.

How to use

Read both stories with students, then let them answer on their own. For the last question, have partners share one way the stories are alike and one way they are different.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.3.9

Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories by the same author about the same or similar characters.

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Tock and Oona, Tree Neighbors

Compare two stories about a woodpecker and an owl.

Read the two stories

Tock and Oona are the main characters in a series of stories by one author. Read two of the stories.

Story 1: The Noisy Morning

1Tock the woodpecker and Oona the owl lived in the same old oak tree beside a creek. Tock's hole was near the top, and Oona's hollow was near the middle.

2Every summer morning, Tock woke up with the sun. Rat-a-tat-tat! He drummed on the oak as hard as he could.

3But Oona hunted at night and slept all day. One morning, she poked out her head. Her feathers were ruffled, and her eyes were red. "Tock," she hooted, "your drumming shakes my bed!"

4Tock had never thought about Oona sleeping below him. "I'm sorry," he said. "I'll drum somewhere else."

5The next morning, he flew across the creek to an old dead tree. Rat-a-tat-tat! The sound was soft and far away, and Oona snored happily until sunset.

Story 2: Lost After Dark

1One autumn afternoon, Tock flew far past the creek to hunt for beetles. He hunted and hunted, and he did not notice the sun sinking.

2Soon the woods were dark. Every tree looked the same, and Tock could not see the way home. "Help!" he called.

3In her hollow in the oak, Oona was just waking up. Her sharp ears heard the tiny call. She swooped through the dark woods, and her big eyes spotted Tock on a branch.

4"Follow my hoots," she said. Tock flew close behind her, back over the creek to the oak.

5Tock tucked himself into his hole. "I'm good at finding beetles," he said, "but you're good at finding friends in the dark." Oona chuckled. "Then we make a good team."

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