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Exploring Compare and Contrast Structure in Expository Texts

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Exploring Compare and Contrast Structure in Expository Texts

Grade Levels

3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

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Related Academic Standards
CC.1.2.3.B CC.1.2.3.B
Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.
CC.1.2.3.C CC.1.2.3.C
Explain how a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure is connected within a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
CC.1.2.3.E CC.1.2.3.E
Use text features and search tools to locate and interpret information.
CC.1.2.3.G CC.1.2.3.G
Use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of a text.
CC.1.2.3.H CC.1.2.3.H
Describe how an author connects sentences and paragraphs in a text to support particular points.
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  • Big Ideas
    Comprehension requires and enhances critical thinking and is constructed through the intentional interaction between reader and text
    Information to gain or expand knowledge can be acquired through a variety of sources.
  • Concepts
    Essential content of text, including literary elements and devices, inform meaning
    Essential content, literary elements and devices inform meaning
    Informational sources have unique purposes.
    Organization of information facilitates meaning.
    Research is an inquiry based process.
    Textual features and organization inform meaning
    Textual features inform meaning
    Validity of information must be established.
  • Competencies
    Analyze organizational features of text (e.g. sequence, question/answer, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution) as related to content to clarify and enhance meaning
    Choose a topic/question to research and establish a purpose.
    Compile information from resource materials.
    Differentiate fact from opinion across texts
    Differentiate fact from opinion within a text
    Distinguish between essential and non-essential information within texts, identifying exaggeration and stereotype where present
    Distinguish between essential and non-essential information within texts, identifying exaggeration where present
    Identify and analyze the characteristics of various genre (e.g. poetry, drama, fiction)
    Identify and distinguish between components of fiction and non-fiction texts
    Identify and use organizational features of text (e.g. sequence, question/answer, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution) to clarify meaning
    Identify resource materials to achieve a research goal.
    Locate and select appropriate resource materials to achieve a research goal.
    Locate credible sources of information, including information gathered from web sites.
    Make predictions and draw inferences and conclusions based on text
    Organize and present information drawn from research.
    Question, reflect on, and interpret essential content of text
    Select a topic and develop a research question.
    Summarize key information and the implied or stated main idea of texts
    Summarize key information from a text (e.g. major points, processes and/or events)
    Summarize relevant information from source material to achieve a research goal.
    Use and cite evidence from texts to make assertions, inferences, generalizations, and to draw conclusions
    Use and cite evidence from texts to make predictions, assertions, inferences and to draw conclusions
    Use headings to locate information identify content that would best fit in a specific section of text, and Interpret charts, graphs, and captions in text
    Use organizational features of text (e.g. sequence, question/answer, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution) to clarify and enhance meaning

Description

This lesson focuses on identifying and analyzing the compare and contrast text structure within expository texts. First, students are introduced to the terms compare and contrast and asked to find similarities and differences between two common items. Next, students work in small groups to identify texts that are comparing and contrasting information. Students are then introduced to the Venn diagram as a tool that demonstrates similarities and differences and aids in learning new material.

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