Title of Lesson: Comparing and Contrasting Nonfiction Texts on Polar Animals (2 nd Grade)
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What are the main points in this
nonfiction text? What can I cite as evidence from the text? The student will be able to compare and contrast the main points from two nonfiction texts on the same topic. RI 2.9 Compare and contrast the most important points represented by two texts on the same topic. Language arts, Science
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Nonfiction article on Polar Bears and
Nonfiction article on leopard Seals. 2nd3rd grade complexity. Blank Venn Diagram. Enlarged version of the texts for modeling (or and ELMO) Evidence, main idea, detail, cite, compare, contrast, Venn Diagram, captions, headings, bold print The librarian will model his/her thinking aloud as she reads a nonfiction text on Leopard Seals. The librarian will underline the main ideas in the text and students will read along and underline at the same time. The students will then be asked to underline the main ideas or important points in a second nonfiction text about Polar Bears. The librarian will read the text out loud while students follow along and underline. Students will then get with a partner to compare what they have underlined. The students will then work with a partner to compare and contrast the two texts citing evidence from the text. The librarian will circulate making sure that the students are only writing down facts on their Venn diagram that are explicitly stated in the text. Students will then come back together and the librarian will call for volunteers to share different things that the students put in their Venn diagrams. Can the students show where they found the evidence in the text?As an exit ticket, students have to write down a question **Please indicate if an attachment accompanies the lesson**
that can be answered by evidence in the
text. Created and Submitted by:____Christine Smith, Lockeland Design Center_____________________
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