Four organizers for comparing nonfiction texts, on plain notebook lines. Page 1 compares two texts in two circles, and page 2 compares them point by point. Page 3 compares a firsthand and a secondhand account of the same event, and page 4 three accounts of one event.
Pair a diary, letter or interview with a news story or encyclopedia entry about the same event for page 3. For page 4, gather three accounts, such as a scientist's notes, a news report and a visitor's blog, and ask what each writer saw and thinks.
Read two articles about the same animal or event with your child. Ask what each one tells that the other does not, and whether either writer was there.
Graphic organizers for comparing any two nonfiction texts or accounts: two circles, a point-by-point chart, firsthand and secondhand accounts, and three accounts of one event. Students compare what each text tells and how it is told, who was there, and how each writer sees the event.
Reading Organizers for 4th–5th Grade
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