Georgia 9.T.T.2.b
The Standard
Analyze texts with conflicting information or opposing viewpoints and determine where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretations. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Techniques
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare two texts about the same topic and locate exact points of disagreement. They decide whether each conflict concerns a checkable fact or an interpretation of evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students accurately summarize each text’s position and pinpoint where the claims conflict. They classify each disagreement as factual or interpretive and support the classification with quoted evidence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat different details or emphasis as a direct conflict. They may label every viewpoint as opinion or assume an interpretation lacks evidence. They may miss factual contradictions involving dates, numbers, events, or quoted statements.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short articles about the same school policy. Ask them to identify one disagreement, label it factual or interpretive, and cite one line from each article.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Print claims from two articles on cards, then have pairs sort them into agreement, factual conflict, or interpretive conflict.
Ask students to write: When do these authors stop agreeing, and is their disagreement about evidence or meaning?
Play Conflict Detective by showing paired claims and awarding points for correct labels and supporting evidence.
Compare two reports of the same sports game, focusing on differences in scores, key events, and explanations for the outcome.
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