Compare 2 texts on the same topic

MS/HS ELA teachers may want to add a Round 4 on comparing informational texts, as the current Play only addresses literature.

Apply the same comparative-thinking process.

COMPARE SOCIAL MEDIA:
Snapchat vs. Instagram

Support readers in identifying categories of comparison.

Sentence frames & transitions Grades 3-12

Infer categories of comparison.

DISCLAIMER: Although the lessons below compare texts with different topics, the thinking process remains the same.

Grades 7-12
Mini-Lesson Resources

Explain comparative thinking in writing.

Comparative sentences | Grades K-2

Stack comparative paragraphs
to create whole products.

Grades 7-12
Mini-Lesson Resources

Underground railroad example | 2 Passages | FigJam showing Steps 1-3 and comparative paragraphs