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ELA | Lesson 2 | Comparing and Contrasting Texts

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Title:

 ELA | Lesson 2 | Comparing and Contrasting Texts

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ela-lesson-2-grade-3/ela-lesson-2-comparing-and-contrasting-texts/

Content Source:

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Type: Other

Overview:

Students will learn how to compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. Students will complete activities in which they compare and contrast texts and write about what they have learned.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
26. Use text comparisons (text to text, text to self, and text to world) to make meaning.

a. Use prior knowledge to determine similarities between texts they are reading and texts they have previously read.

b. Compare different versions of the same story.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
26.
  • Text comparison
  • Text to text
  • Text to self
  • Text to world
  • Meaning
26a.
  • Prior knowledge
  • Determine
  • Similarities
26b.
  • Compare
  • Versions
Knowledge:
26. Students know:
  • Comparison is identifying similarities between two things.
  • Text to text comparison means to identify similarities between two texts.
  • Text to self comparison means to identify similarities between a text and a personal experience.
  • Text to world comparison means to identify similarities between a text and a current event or background knowledge.
26a.
  • Prior knowledge is what they already know.
  • Information gathered from texts they have previously read becomes part of their prior knowledge.
26b.
  • Comparison is identifying similarities between two things.
Skills:
26. Students are able to:
  • Compare two texts to make meaning of the information presented in the text.
  • Compare a text to their personal experiences to make meaning of the information presented in the text.
  • Compare a text to a current event or their background knowledge to make meaning of the information presented in the text.
26a.
  • Use prior knowledge to make comparisons between texts.
  • Determine similarities between a text they are currently reading and a text that have read in the past.
26b.
  • Identify similarities between different versions of the same story.
Understanding:
26. Students understand that:
  • Their comprehension will be enhanced by making multiple connections between texts, themselves, and the real world.
26a.
  • Their prior knowledge can help make connections between texts.
  • Each text they read increases their background knowledge, and they can make connections to new texts to improve their comprehension.
26b.
  • Different authors can produce different versions of the same story.
  • They can improve their comprehension by making connections between two similar texts.
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.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
26.
  • Analyze
  • Topics
  • Diverse media and formats
  • Graphics
  • Live and/or recorded performances
  • Written works
26a.
  • Visual elements
  • Multimedia elements
  • Overall meaning
  • Tone
26b.
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Theme
  • Genre
26c.
  • Locate
  • Analysis
  • Topic
26d.
  • Explain
  • Reasons
  • Evidence
  • Points
26e.
  • Compare
  • Approaches
  • Articles
  • Topics
Knowledge:
26. Students know:
  • Strategies to analyze text and diverse media formats.
  • Similar topics can be presented in different formats.
26a.
  • A creator chooses to include visual or multimedia elements in text to convey a particular tone and meaning.
  • Tone is the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
26b.
  • Compare means to tell how something is similar and contrast is to tell how something is different.
  • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.
  • Stories within a genre will have similar in forms, styles, or subject matter.
26c.
  • Strategies to locate information quickly in a text, such as utilizing text features.
  • Techniques to synthesize information from multiple sources.
26d.
  • Authors often include logical reasons and evidence to support their points.
26e.
  • Compare is to tell how something is similar.
  • Authors that write about similar topics will often have similar approaches to explaining the content.
Skills:
26. Students are able to:
  • Analyze and explain how two or more texts explain similar topics in diverse media and formats.
26a.
  • Identify visual and multimedia elements in text.
  • Describe the overall meaning and tone of text.
  • Explain how the visual and multimedia elements impact the overall meaning and tone of the text.
26b.
  • Identify and describe the theme of a story.
  • Identify similarities between themes of texts in the same genre.
  • Identify differences between themes of texts in the same genre.
26c.
  • Quickly find information within a text.
  • Analyze text topics by applying information from multiple sources.
26d.
  • Identify key points in a text.
  • Identify reasons and evidence that support the author's points.
  • Explain how the author uses reasons and evidence to support their key points.
26e.
  • Identify similarities of writing approaches in articles with the same or similar topics.
Understanding:
26. Students understand that:
  • Similar concepts can be explained in different ways depending on the format of the text and the viewpoint of the author.
26a.
  • Visual and multimedia elements are added to text to enhance or clarify the overall meaning and create a tone.
26b.
  • Identifying, describing, and analyzing themes of stories within the same genre improves their comprehension of the text and their knowledge of text genres.
26c.
  • Quickly finding information in a text is an important skill they will use in various situations.
  • To deeply analyze a topic, they must combine information from multiple sources.
26d.
  • Authors use logical reasoning and factual evidence to support their points.
26e.
  • Authors who choose to write about the same topics will often have similar approaches.
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