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English · Grade 2

Compare Sources and Story Versions

Children compare two retellings of a very old fable, The Lion and the Mouse, and two original nonfiction texts about why leaves change colour, finding the most important points in each and how they are alike and different. They identify the reasons an author gives to support a point, and write a short comparison using linking words such as both, but and also.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 minutes
  • Compare texts check: 7 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Compare and contrast two versions of the same story told by different authors.
  • Compare and contrast the most important points in two texts on the same topic.
  • Identify the reasons an author gives to support a point.
  • Write a short comparison of two texts with a similarity, a difference and details from both.

Lessons

  1. Two versions of one story 5 steps2 practiceabout 24 min
  2. Two texts, one topic 5 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  3. Points and reasons 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  4. Write a comparison 4 steps2 practiceabout 24 min
  5. Compare texts check 7 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.
  • Sentence TheatreYour words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.

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