Comparing Across Texts

Comparing Across Texts

Learning Objectives

• Compare and contrast characters, settings, and events across different texts.
• Identify the key differences between procedural and narrative texts.
• Articulate personal opinions about each text selection.

What do you already know about comparing characters, settings, and events in different texts?

Slide 1: Comparison of Characters

• Compare characters in 'The Blackout' and 'Garden Party'.

Slide 2: Distinguishing Procedural Text

• Identify 'Making a Map' as a procedural text differing from the others.

Slide 3: Comparing Settings

• Contrast settings in 'Henry on Wheels' and 'Click, Clack, Click!'.

Slide 4: Discussion and Review

• Facilitate discussions and review of each text selection.

Definition List

• Procedural Text: A type of text that provides a step-by-step process to achieve a particular end, such as 'Making a Map'.
• Narrative Text: A type of text that tells a story or describes a sequence of events, such as 'The Blackout', 'Garden Party', 'Henry on Wheels', and 'Click, Clack, Click!'.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.