Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.2.R.3.3
The Standard
Compare and contrast important details presented by two texts on the same topic or theme.
Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read or listen to two texts about one subject. They find key facts or ideas in each, then explain what is alike and what is different.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student chooses meaningful details from both texts and sorts them as alike or different. The student supports each comparison with information from the correct text.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list facts from each text without explaining how they connect. They may focus on pictures or minor details instead of the main ideas. They may also name only similarities or only differences.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short passages about frogs. Ask: “Write one detail both texts share and one detail found in only one text.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two animal passages and detail cards, then have them place each card on a Venn diagram.
Ask students to write: “What did both texts teach you, and what did only one text teach you?”
Play Detail Match by having students pair fact cards from two texts, then label each pair alike or different.
Compare two school lunch menus and identify shared foods, unique foods, and which menu offers more choices.
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Related Standards
- ELA.7.R.3.3
Compare and contrast how authors with differing perspectives address the same or related topics or themes.
- ELA.3.R.3.3
Compare and contrast how two authors present information on the same topic or theme.
- ELA.1.R.3.3
Compare and contrast two texts on the same topic.
- ELA.7.R.2.2
Compare two or more central ideas and their development throughout a text.
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