South Dakota ELA 1.RI.9

ELA1st GradeReading Informational Text

The Standard

Compare and contrast two texts on similar topics to build knowledge.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Read or listen to two nonfiction texts about the same subject. Find a fact they share and facts found in just one text, then use both texts to explain what they learned.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student names a fact both texts teach and a different fact from each one. They point to words or pictures in the texts that support their answers.
Common Misconceptions: Students may say both texts give a fact that appears in only one. They may compare cover colors instead of information, or think different facts mean the texts disagree.
How to Assess It: For an exit ticket, give card A, 'Frogs lay eggs in water; tadpoles hatch from eggs,' and card B, 'Frogs lay eggs in water; adult frogs eat insects.' Ask students to write one fact both cards share and one fact found in only one card.

Lesson moves

Give pairs two frog fact cards and three sticky notes, then have them sort shared and unique facts into overlapping paper circles.
After reading two frog cards, ask, 'What did both cards teach you, and what new fact did each add?'
Play Fact Match with two frog cards: read a fact aloud, and have students point to card A, card B, or both.
Read bean and sunflower seed packet directions aloud, then name one shared growing need and one difference in planting depth.

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