Compare and contrast important details presented by two texts on the same topic or theme.
For literary texts, students can compare and contrast story elements such as characters, illustrations, and sequence of events.
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| We the Kids: The Preamble of the Constitution: Comparing United States' Preamble and Florida's Preamble | This is lesson #3 in the text unit series for We the Kids by David Catrow. In this lesson, students will be introduced to Florida’s Constitution focusing on the Preamble. Students will collaborate in a whole group setting to complete a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the Preamble from both Constitutions. Students will use the graphic organizer created as a class to write their own essay on how the Preambles are similar and different.
This unit will help students develop the meaning of the Preamble as part of the Constitution of the United States and its direct effect on their daily lives. Students will engage in various activities such as debating parts of the Preamble and complete a play interpreting patriotism. Throughout the unit students will have to identify and interpret vocabulary, analyze the provided text, and demonstrate an understanding of the Preamble by providing relevant details. The teacher’s role in this unit will be to support their students' knowledge of the Preamble by facilitating research, reviewing student writing, and work.
This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource. |
| Compare/Contrast Life Cycle Texts | Students will learn to compare and contrast texts about life cycles using a Venn diagram. Then, using the Venn diagram, students will write an expository paragraph including an introductory sentence, comparing/contrasting sentences, and a concluding sentence. |
| CinderWHO? | Students will compare and contrast various versions of the Cinderella story through story element charting, partner discussions, carousel brainstorming, and semantic feature analysis. Students will think critically and hold grade-level appropriate dialogue about each story. Students will complete a piece of opinion writing stating which Cinderella story was their favorite and why they liked it. |
| I'll Huff, and I'll Puff, and I'll Write My Own Version! | Children love the classic fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs. In these lessons, students will compare the story elements from the original versions with other fractured fairy tale versions. Students will also be delighted to use their creatively to create their own fractured fairy tale. |
| Once Upon a Time | In this lesson, students will identify and describe story elements and compare and contrast two versions of fairy tale Cinderella. Students will write an expository paragraph describing the similarities and differences of the two texts and provide textual evidence for support. |
