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ELA | Lesson 2 | Comparing and Contrasting Texts

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

3, 5

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.

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

    ELA21.3.26

    Use text comparisons (text to text, text to self, and text to world) to make meaning.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.3.26

    Vocabulary

    • Text comparison
    • Text to text
    • Text to self
    • Text to world
    • Meaning

    Knowledge

    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.

    Skills

    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.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Their comprehension will be enhanced by making multiple connections between texts, themselves, and the real world.
    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.

    Unpacked Content

    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.
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