Comparing and explaining
I can compare two characters and prove each point with words from the text.
For grown-ups: this lesson in words
Years 3 to 6 · English
Comparing and explaining: I can compare two characters and prove each point with words from the text.
Here is a short story about Kofi, Zara and a frog. Read it with me.
Today we compare two characters, and prove every point with words from the text.
Picture: A short text called "The frog" with a picture of a frog: "Kofi and Zara found a frog by the pond. Kofi jumped back and hid behind the bench. Zara knelt down and held out her hand. "Hello, little one," she whispered. By the end of the walk, Kofi was holding the frog too, grinning."
To compare means to say how two people, places or parts of a text are alike or different. Let's compare Kofi and Zara.
Kofi jumped back and hid behind the bench. Zara knelt down and held out her hand.
So Kofi was scared of the frog, but Zara was not. That is a comparison about how they felt.
Picture: A short text called "The frog" with a picture of a frog: "Kofi and Zara found a frog by the pond. Kofi jumped back and hid behind the bench. Zara knelt down and held out her hand. "Hello, little one," she whispered. By the end of the walk, Kofi was holding the frog too, grinning." "jumped back and hid behind the bench" and "knelt down and held out her hand" are underlined.
A point is what we think about a character. Evidence is the words from the text that prove it.
Point: Kofi was scared. Evidence: he hid behind the bench.
Point: Zara was gentle. Evidence: she held out her hand.
A point with its evidence is a full answer. A point on its own is not enough.
Picture: Sorting into 2 groups: Point, Evidence. Point: Kofi was scared (child), Zara was gentle (child). Evidence: hid behind the bench (book), held out her hand (book).
Your turn: Kofi was scared of the frog. Which words from the story prove it?
Picture: A short text called "The frog" with a picture of a frog: "Kofi and Zara found a frog by the pond. Kofi jumped back and hid behind the bench. Zara knelt down and held out her hand. "Hello, little one," she whispered. By the end of the walk, Kofi was holding the frog too, grinning."