CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.9
The Standard
Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Informational Text
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read or listen to two nonfiction texts about one subject. They notice what both texts show or explain and what appears in only one.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can tell one way two books agree and one way they differ. They point to words or pictures in each book that support their comparison.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name facts from each book without comparing them. They may think different pictures mean the facts disagree, or compare unrelated details instead of matching ideas.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short passages about frogs. Ask them to draw or write one detail found in both and one detail found in only one passage.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place fact and picture cards from two animal books into hoops labeled Both, Book One, and Book Two.
Ask partners, “What did both books teach us, and what did only one book teach us?”
Play Same or Different by reading paired facts while students hold up matching picture cards.
Compare two weather reports for the same day, then circle shared information and underline details that appear in only one report.
Free download
Printable RI.1.9 Worksheet
A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.9, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.
PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.
Download the worksheetLearning progression
Where This Standard Sits
See the whole path on the Reading: Informational Text progression map.
Before This Standard
If students are struggling here, check these first.
What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.
Keep exploring
Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or m...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.9
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Turn this exact standard into a lesson
Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.