Comparing and Contrasting Texts Warm Up

What does it mean to compare texts?

• To find how they are alike

• To find how they are different

• To summarize each text

• To ignore one text

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does it mean to contrast texts?

• To find how they are alike

• To find how they are different

• To copy the text

• To write a story

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.7

When comparing two stories, which of these is important to look at?

• Characters, setting, and theme

• The color of the book cover

• The author’s age

• The length of the text

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CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

If two texts have different narrators, what are you comparing?

• Setting

• Point of view

• Theme

• Plot

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why is it helpful to compare and contrast texts?

• It helps you understand each text better

• It makes reading harder

• It wastes time

• It is only for long books

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.7

If one story is told in first person and another in third person, what is being contrasted?

• Theme

• Point of view

• Setting

• Characters

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CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.7

Which of the following is a similarity between two texts?

• Both have a main character who is brave

• One is set in a forest and the other in a city

• One story is funny and the other is serious

• They have different endings

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.7

Which of these is a difference between two texts?

• Both stories teach a lesson

• The stories have different settings

• Both stories have a problem and solution

• Both stories have a narrator

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

When comparing two informational texts about the Amazon Rainforest, which would be a good point to compare?

• How each text explains the importance of the rainforest

• The font size used in the text

• The number of pages

• The author’s name

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

If one text focuses on animals and the other on plants, what are you contrasting?

• Theme

• Topic or focus

• Point of view

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.7