South Dakota ELA 2.RL.9
The Standard
Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same topic by different authors.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read two stories by different authors about the same topic. They tell how the stories are alike and different, using a scene from each book.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain that Chester and Wemberly both worry about school. Chester takes comfort in his mother's kiss, while Wemberly makes a new friend. The student can find a page in each book that shows this.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may say the stories are alike only because both involve school. They may mix up which character gets a kiss and which meets a new friend, or retell both stories without comparing them.
How to Assess It
- After reading The Kissing Hand and Wemberly Worried, ask: "What worry do Chester and Wemberly share? What helps each one? Point to a page in each book."
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs three scene cards: worried about school, mother's kiss, and meeting Petal. Have them sort the cards under Chester, Both, or Wemberly.
Ask students to write: "How are Chester and Wemberly alike at first, and what happens differently for each?"
Play "Which Book?" Read a scene aloud and have students hold up Chester, Wemberly, or Both cards.
Have students make a welcome card for a worried new classmate with one helpful idea from each book.
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