Virginia SOL 6.RL.3.B
The Standard
Compare and contrast details in two or more paired literary fiction and nonfiction texts on the same topic or with similar themes, including how chapters, scenes, or stanzas work together to provide the overall structure of each text.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Integration of Concepts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare specific details across fiction and nonfiction selections that share a topic or theme. They also explain how smaller sections connect to create each text’s overall organization.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students use details from both texts to make clear comparisons about theme, events, people, or ideas. They explain how sections connect, build meaning, and shape each text’s organization.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may summarize each text separately instead of making direct comparisons. They may compare only topics or genres, or describe chapters, scenes, and stanzas without explaining how those parts build the whole text.
How to Assess It
- Use an exit ticket with two paired excerpts: Name one meaningful similarity, one difference, and explain how one section helps organize each text.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Print sections from two paired texts on cards, then have groups arrange each text and explain the clues that guided their order.
Ask students to write: How do both authors develop a similar idea, and how does each text’s organization affect its meaning?
Play Structure Match by having pairs match chapter, scene, or stanza summaries to their roles, such as introduction, turning point, or conclusion.
Pair a fictional storm scene with a survivor’s account, then compare details and how each author organizes the experience.
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