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    Analyzing Authors’ Work

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    At a Glance:

    Grades:5
    Subject:ELA (English Language Arts)
    Topic:Analyzing Informational Text
    Lesson Length:30 - 45 mins

    Standards / Framework:

    What will students learn in this activity?

    Students will create a comic to demonstrate how two authors present different information about the same topic.

    What should students know before this activity?

    Students will need to access two informational text articles about the same topic, written by two different authors.

    How can teachers introduce this lesson?

    • Read and discuss the sample comic.
      • How did each author present their information?
      • Were there any differences?
      • Why did each author choose the facts and evidence presented?
      • How did the selected evidence shape their perspective and presentation to the reader? 
    • Share the two selected informational texts. 

      • Model an example or two of how each author shared different evidence or facts about the same topic.

      • Discuss the possible perspectives of each author based on the evidence shared.

    What will students do?

    • Students will continue reading the article with a partner. They should make note of the different evidence and facts provided by each author. 

    • Have students discuss how each author used the chosen evidence to shape their presentation of the topic. 

    • Have students create a three-panel comic describing how each author shared different evidence or facts about the same topic.

    How can teachers wrap up the lesson?

    • Meet with students and discuss their comparisons of the evidence and authors’ work.

    How can teachers differentiate this activity?

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.

    • Provide students with a list of common compare and contrast words to aid in explanation.

    • Utilize sentence frames as needed.

    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

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    • Comic to print or display: Comic.

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