Comparative Reading 1

​R.3.3

Comparative Reading

​BREAKING DOWN THE BENCHMARK - R.3.3

Compare and contrast how authors with differing perspectives address the same or related topics or themes.

Clarification 1: The term perspective means “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.”

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In this benchmark you are going to​

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how authors with differing perspectives address the same or related topics or themes.

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In this benchmark you are going to compare and contrast how authors with differing ​

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the same or related topics or themes.

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perspectives

address

points of view

explain

analyze

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Draw 2 things related to Christmas.

​Compare - to explain how two or more things are similar

Contrast - to explain how two or more things are different

Historical Context - the social, political, and economic circumstances that existed during a certain period in history

Theme - the core message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life

Topic - the subject of a text, usually expressed as a single word or phrase in the form of a noun

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Match these:

• the subject of a text, usually expressed as a single word or phrase in the form of a noun

• the core message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life

• the social, political, and economic circumstances that existed during a certain period in history

• to explain how two or more things are different

• to explain how two or more things are similar

topic

theme

historical context

contrast

compare

• topic

• theme

• historical context

• contrast

• compare

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How do I compare and contrast how authors with differing perspectives address the same or related topics or themes?

​In order to identify how authors with differing perspectives address the same or related topics or themes, note the following: 

• details that show the topic of each text 

• details in the texts that help to develop each theme, such as title and chapter headings, details about the setting, characters’ thoughts, actions, and dialogue, the central conflict in the story’s plot, the resolution of the conflict, messages about life that seem universal, or applicable to all people 

• how different genres or kinds of media treat topics or themes in different ways

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Which 2 were on the comparative reading checklist?

• title and chapter headings, details about the setting, characters’ thoughts

• the types of figurative language being used

• details that show the topic of each text

• the different types of grammar and punctuation

​QUESTIONS TO ASK:
To compare and contrast how authors with differing perspectives address the same or related topics or themes, consider the following questions:

• What is the topic or theme of each text? 

• How does each author approach the topic or theme? 

• How does each author’s presentation of key information differ? 

• How is it similar? 

• What is each author’s perspective on the topic or theme?

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Which 2 were questions to ask?

• What is each author’s perspective on the topic or theme?

• How does each author approach the topic or theme?

• What type of genre is this?

• How many examples of figurative language are in the text?

​1  It was many and many a year ago, 

2  In a kingdom by the sea, 

3  That a maiden there lived whom you may know 

4  By the name of Annabel Lee; 

5  And this maiden she lived with no other thought 

6  Than to love and be loved by me.

Way back when, in a beachside town,

Lived a girl who never put her phone down.

You’ve probably seen her on your TikTok feed,

Everyone knew her as Annabel Lee.

Her only goal (besides selfies, you see)

Was loving me—and, well, loving me!

​With the person next to you, discuss 2 similarities and two differences.

Are the tones similar or different and how do you know?

Open Ended

What are three key details from today's lesson in comparative reading?