Compare and Contrast Information from Multiple Sources - Wolong's Pandas

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Title:

 Compare and Contrast Information from Multiple Sources - Wolong's Pandas

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 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/vtl07.la.rv.text.lpsources/compare-and-contrast-information-from-multiple-sources-wolongs-pandas/

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Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

Students compare and contrast information from three sources to determine the reasons that contributed to the panda population decline. They draw conclusions from these sources by writing their own paragraphs.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
20. Establish a purpose before reading literary and informational texts to enhance comprehension, including identifying background knowledge and generating questions about the topic or characters.

Examples: reading for pleasure, application, or information; to identify a theme or an author's purpose
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
26. Analyze how two or more texts address similar topics in diverse media and formats, including graphics, live and/or recorded performances, and written works.

a. Explain how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the overall meaning and tone of a text.

b. Compare and contrast the approaches to theme in several stories within a genre.

c. Locate information quickly within a text and apply information from multiple sources to analysis of the topics.

d. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

e. Compare the approaches of several authors of articles about the same or similar topics.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
28. Use audio and/or visual sources of information to obtain the answer to a question.
Tags: Compare, Informational, Multiple Sources, Similar Topics
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Author: Jessica Byrd