Understanding Paired Passages with POV

​Toady we will discuss strategies and skills needed to read a pair passage

What are paired passages?

Why can't I just read through, and answer the questions?

• You might get the stories confused

• The questions are worded to trip you up.

• Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast

Poll

Which do you think are the steps to follow when reading paired passages?

• Read the first passage, the second passage, and then answer all the questions.

• Full send, just read and answer as you go.

• Read the first passage, answer the questions related to the passage. Repeat for the second passage, then answer the questions for both.

• This is the wrong answer.

Paired Passages require a lot of work to get right.

Follow the steps, and you'll never go wrong....let's pratice

Multiple Choice

Passage #1 is a _______ point of view.

• first

• third

Multiple Choice

Passage #2 is a _______ point of view.

• firsthand

• secondhand

Multiple Choice

How are passage #1 and #2 similar?

• The are both the same point of view.

• They are the same becasue they talk about boats and water.

• They are the same because they discuss the city of Vience.

Multiple Choice

How are passage #1 and #2 different?

• They are different because they talk about the city Vience is a great city with it's boats and waterways.

• They are both different points of view.

• They are different because they talk about how the Vience is charming but the other says its getting crowed.

Multiple Choice

Passage #1 is a ______ point of view.

• first

• third

Multiple Choice

Passage #2 is a _______ point of view.

• first

• third

Open Ended

How are passages #1 and #2 similar?

Open Ended

How are passages #1 and #2 different?

Open Ended

Why are paired passages so important to you as a reader?