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English · Grade 4

Read Across Sources

Children compare a firsthand and a secondhand account of the same (fictional) ice storm, combine information from two original texts about hummingbirds, interpret a data table and explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support a point.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 100 minutes
  • Reading across sources check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, type a number, sort into groups and true or false
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What learners will discover

  • Compare firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event, including their focus and information.
  • Integrate information from two texts on the same topic to explain the topic.
  • Interpret information presented in a table and explain how it adds to a text.
  • Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points.

Lessons

  1. Firsthand and secondhand accounts 5 steps2 practiceabout 26 min
  2. Put two texts together 5 steps2 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Information in tables 3 steps2 practiceabout 24 min
  4. Reasons and evidence 4 steps3 practiceabout 26 min
  5. Reading across sources check 8 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Sentence TheatreYour words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.
  • Missing ChapterA page has gone missing. Use the clues to put the right one back.

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