RI5.1 - Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI5.5 - Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
RI5.6 - Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
RI 5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
RI5.9 - Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
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Why did the author write this passage?
100
How is this text 1 organized?
100
Is text 1 a firsthand or secondhand account?
100
After reading the text, what message is the author trying to get across to the reader?
100
What did you learn about ____________from text #1?
200
Describe what the author means when he/she states ____________.
200
How is text 2 organized?
200
Is text 2 a firsthand or secondhand account?
200
What evidence did the author use to support his/her point of view?
200
What different information did you learn about _________from text #2?
300
What inference can you make about _________________?
300
How are the ideas in both texts similar or different?
300
Describe the similarities between the accounts.
300
Why did the author include the following information: _______________________________?
300
What important information is in text ______ that is not in text ___________?
400
Why did the author use this phrase, _________________, to describe ____________________?
400
How are the two texts structures similar or different?
400
Describe the differences between the two accounts.
400
What evidence could the author added to the text to make his/her point stronger?
400
Highlight the key points in text 1 and 2.
500
Make an inference from the text and directly quote the text to support your inference.
500
How else might the author have been able to organize text ___?
500
How would the text change for text #_____ if __________wrote the text?
500
Create a graphic organizer/visual representation of
the author’s points and show the reasons/evidence
he/she used to support his points.
500
Using the information gathered in both texts, write a paragraph about the subject demonstrating the knowledge gained from both texts.