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

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

3, 5

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.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.20

Establish a purpose before reading literary and informational texts to enhance comprehension, including identifying background knowledge and generating questions about the topic or characters.

UP:ELA21.3.20

Vocabulary

  • Establish
  • Purpose
  • Literary text
  • Informational text
  • Comprehension
  • Identify
  • Background knowledge
  • Generating questions
  • Topic
  • Characters

Knowledge

Students know:
  • There are different purposes for reading.
  • Authors write text for different purposes.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Establish a purpose for reading literary and informational text, such as reading for pleasure, application, or information; to identify a theme or an author's purpose.
  • Establish a purpose for reading by identifying their current background knowledge and generating questions about the topic or characters in the text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are different purposes for reading, and establishing their purpose before engaging in reading can improve their overall comprehension of literary and informational text.
  • To establish a purpose for reading, they can reflect upon their current background knowledge of a topic or generate questions about the topic or characters in the text.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.26

Analyze how two or more texts address similar topics in diverse media and formats, including graphics, live and/or recorded performances, and written works.

UP:ELA21.5.26

Vocabulary

  • Analyze
  • Topics
  • Diverse media and formats
  • Graphics
  • Live and/or recorded performances
  • Written works

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Strategies to analyze text and diverse media formats.
  • Similar topics can be presented in different formats.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Analyze and explain how two or more texts explain similar topics in diverse media and formats.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Similar concepts can be explained in different ways depending on the format of the text and the viewpoint of the author.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.28

Use audio and/or visual sources of information to obtain the answer to a question.

UP:ELA21.5.28

Vocabulary

  • Audio sources
  • Visual sources

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Questions can be answered by utilizing information from audio or visual visual sources.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Answer a question by using relevant information from an audio and/or visual source.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Information can be obtained from a variety of sources.

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

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