Comparing Mediums

Mediums

• These are details or sentences that support the central idea.

• Previewing the Text

• Ways of presenting information such as video, text, pictures

• Explaining a text with fewer words

What is this week's reading standard?

• RL 9.5

  Author's Ideas and Claims

• RI 9.7

  Comparing Texts using Multiple Mediums

• RI 9.6

  Author's Point of View/Perspective

• RL/I 9.4

  Meaning of Words and Phrases

What is today's topic?

• Comparing and Contrasting Text and other mediums

• Multimedia Specialist

• Determining themes and central idea

• Author's Point of View and Perspective

When somebody looks at how similar two things are, it is called ________

• Texting

• Evaluating

• Comparing

• Contrasting

A poem and a painting both depict a stormy sea scene. When analyzing how the storm is represented in each medium, you are primarily focusing on which skill?

• Making inferences

• Comparing mediums

• Analyzing character development

• Identifying theme

When comparing a book to its movie adaptation, you notice that the movie has added a few scenes that are not in the book. This change is an example of which skill?

• Making inferences

• Evaluating author's purpose

• Comparing mediums

• Analyzing character development

What is the primary focus when comparing a novel to its film adaptation?

• Character development

• Plot differences

• Comparing mediums

• Setting analysis

Which of the following is a medium that can be compared to a written text?

• A painting

• A sculpture

• A film

• A dance

When analyzing a poem and a song with the same theme, what skill are you using?

• Contrasting themes

• Comparing mediums

• Identifying rhyme scheme

• Analyzing tone

What is the term for examining the similarities and differences between a play and its radio adaptation?

• Contrasting

• Comparing mediums

• Summarizing

• Evaluating