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Grade 1 English Language Arts · Level 4, Understand Information and Grow Vocabulary

Compare Two Texts on the Same Topic

Identify basic similarities and differences between two informational texts on the same topic.

How the lesson starts: Compare Two Texts on the Same Topic

1. Two bunny reporters

   Hi! Meet Bina and Bo. They are bunny reporters. They both wrote about pandas. Same topic! But are their texts the same? Let's compare!

2. Read both texts

   Text A. Pandas are black and white. They eat bamboo. Baby pandas are very tiny. Text B. Pandas eat bamboo. They can climb trees. Hmm. Did you hear a fact in both?

3. Let's find a shared fact

   Which fact is in both? Check each one in Text A, then Text B. Babies are tiny? Only Text A. Climb trees? Only Text B. Eat bamboo? Text A says it. Text B says it too. Both!