Virginia SOL 1.RI.3.A
The Standard
Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Integration of Concepts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read or listen to two nonfiction texts about one topic. They find details that appear in both texts and details that appear in only one.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student names a fact shared by both texts and a fact unique to each text. The student points to words or pictures that support each comparison.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may tell what each text is about without comparing details. They may assume texts on the same topic contain identical facts or use picture differences as evidence.
How to Assess It
- Read two short passages about frogs. On an exit ticket, write one detail both passages share and one detail found in only one passage.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two short animal books and a Venn diagram, then have students sort fact cards into book one, both, or book two.
Students answer the prompt, “What fact appears in both books, and what fact appears in only one?” using page evidence.
Play Same or Different by reading paired facts from two texts while students hold up matching or different cards.
Compare a school lunch menu with a nutrition flyer, then name one shared food fact and one detail found in only one source.
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Related Standards
- K.RI.3.A
With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic
- 3.RI.3.B
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
- 4.RL.3.B
Compare and contrast details in paired literary and informational nonfiction texts including their treatment of similar themes, topics, and patterns of events.
- 2.RI.3.B
Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
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