Virginia SOL 6.RI.3.B
The Standard
Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of ideas or events with another’s, identifying where the texts agree or disagree.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Integration of Concepts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read two informational texts about the same topic, idea, or event. They identify shared points, differences, and places where authors conflict or emphasize different details.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can organize each author’s key claims and evidence in a comparison chart. The student can explain agreement and disagreement using accurate details from both texts.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may compare topics instead of comparing how authors present them. They may treat a missing detail as a direct contradiction, or describe differences without citing both texts.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short articles about school uniforms. Ask them to name one agreement and one disagreement, supporting each with details from both articles.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Cut claims and evidence from two articles into strips, then have pairs sort them into agree, disagree, or unique-detail columns.
Ask students to write: Which author presents the event as more serious, and what wording creates that impression?
Play Evidence Match: teams pair comparison statements with quotations from both texts and score only when both quotations fit.
Compare two news reports about the same local event, noting shared facts, conflicting claims, and details each report leaves out.
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