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Reading & writing · Grades 3-5 · 50 minutes

Comparing two accounts of the same event

Students read two short passages that describe the same event from different people's points of view, then chart where the accounts agree and where they differ.

Students will be able to

  • Identify the point of view each account is told from.
  • List at least two similarities and two differences between the two accounts.

Standards

  • Aligned to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 — Compare and contrast multiple accounts of the same event, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view each one represents.

Source

Original lesson. Original lesson; both practice passages are original short texts written for this site.

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