CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.9
The Standard
Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6—12
What This Standard Means
Students need to compare what they learn from a science or technical text with what they learn from a related video, simulation, experiment, or diagram. They should notice what each source explains well, what details are missing, and where the information agrees or conflicts.
Mastery looks like a student saying, with evidence, “The article explains why erosion happens, but the stream table model shows how fast it changes the land.” Students often get stuck retelling both sources instead of comparing them, or they treat the video as easier rather than asking what new or different information it provides.
Ways to Teach It
- Have students read a short article on heat transfer, then run a spoon-in-hot-water demo and complete a two-column evidence chart.
- Prompt students to write: What did the video show that the article could only describe, and what did the article explain better?
- Use an exit ticket asking students to name one matching detail and one different detail from two sources on the same topic.
- Compare a weather forecast article with a radar map and ask students which source helps more for planning an outdoor practice.
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