CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.7
The Standard
Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.
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 compare accounts of the same subject presented in two media, such as an article and a documentary clip. They identify details each account highlights, omits, or frames differently.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student cites precise evidence from both accounts and explains how each medium shapes emphasis. The student distinguishes a meaningful difference in focus from a minor format difference.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may summarize each source separately instead of comparing them. They may treat any visual or audio difference as a difference in emphasis. They may also assume one account is biased simply because it omits details.
How to Assess It
- Show a 150-word news report and a one-minute video report on the same event. Ask students to name one detail emphasized in each and explain how.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed profiles and matching two-minute video profiles, then have students highlight shared details and sort source-specific details on cards.
Ask students to write: Which account emphasizes the person’s challenges more, and what evidence supports your answer?
Play Detail Match by having teams match evidence cards to the print account, video account, or both.
Compare a newspaper article with a television report about a local event, noting which people, facts, and images receive attention.
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