Summary: Tom Tortoise challenges Flash Harry Hare to a race which becomes an extraordinary media event. During the race Flash stops to sign autographs, taking photos, and snacking while Tom keeps a slow and steady pace. At the end Flash gets so distracted that Tom wins the race!
Instructional Activity: This lesson plan is designed to teach second graders how to compare and contrast two stories. After reading the book as a class, the students will get into partners and read the accompanying story The Tortoise and the Hare. Then, still in pairs, the children will compare and contrast the two stories by making a vin diagram and writing a short paragraph.
Would you like chocolate chip cookies or Snickerdoodles? A point by point comparison and contrast blends the similarities and differences equivalent to the snickerdoodle. The block distinctly shows the similarities and then the differences similar to the chocolate chip cookie. Whichever method a writer chooses to use, the results conclude in the same outcome: comparing and contrasting.
Directions for Part 1: Students will be given 5-7 minutes to read each document and answer the guided reading questions. After each allotted time is up allow students to compare answers with a partner for 1-2 minutes. (This will be done for both Document A and Document B)
Compare and Contrast helps a lot to reader to make a two different thing clear in their point of view and Susan Cain, the author has done perfectly well with the comparison and contrast. In paragraph 9, Susan Cain has compared Shyness and introversion. “Shyness and introversion are not the same thing. Shy people fear negative judgment; introverts simply prefer quiet, minimally stimulating environment.” And on the next paragraph, the first had contrasts the shyness and introversion. “But shyness and introversion share an undervalued status in a world that prizes extroversion.” This make really clear for the reader that shyness and introversion are totally two different things. The next thing that she has compared to is Sitters and Rovers. The “rover” fish couldn't help but investigate - and were immediately caught. But the “sitter” fish stayed back, making it impossible for Professor Wilson to capture them. “In contrast, sitter children are careful and astute and tend to learn by observing instead of acting.” This compare and contrast made it clear for the reader and it make a clear difference in sitters and
For this segment, you will compare and contrast two different pieces of writing in preparation for eventually writing a compare-contrast essay. You will complete the Compare and Contrast Organizer to help you organize your thoughts.
Comparing and contrasting Jack and Ralph gives the reader an insight and better understanding of how the book develops. They have many similarities and differences between them. These main characters help explain things in the book like the theme, characteristics, actions, and rivalries. Some major keys of the compare and contrast are qualities in leadership, lessons they teach, and their relationships.
While general morality dictates that all living things should be protected and matter, traumatic events override this belief. Whereas the sanctity of life is thrown away, violent outbursts of rage or anger become more common. Robert Ross always resorts to his pistol when afraid or threatened – he now relies on instinct and violence rather than intellect: “He wanted his pistol… Gun. Gun. He wanted his gun.” (O’Brien 177-178) Naturally, Robert wants to get revenge against his rapists. However, murdering is not normally the first response. This shows that Robert cannot control himself completely, he thirsts for destruction. This is also a result of his post-traumatic stress injury. Likewise, his urges were evident at the start of the novel, after
An activity that I would have the students do is the sorting of the vocabulary words with similar meanings. I would demonstrate this activity by using the word 'road'. I would have my students pick out the vocabulary word from the story that had a similar meaning as the word 'road', which would be 'lane'. Once they were able to identify the vocabulary word from the story, I would ask them if they could tell me another word that may have a similar meaning from our lists of words. For example, the students would find the word 'street'. Once I had gone over
During the text-based discussion, the student will discuss what the main character in the story said, looked like, acted like, and felt like.
The learning activity chosen is for year 3 students, having the children chose a book they have read and enjoyed and get them to write up a book report detailing the Main characters, what happens at the start of the book, middle of the book and at the end along with the child’s personal connection with the book, what they think may happen to the characters after the story has finished and if they like the book or not and if they would recommend it to others. They will need to use the form provided to describe the main characters in the books and give an overview of what happens in the start, middle and end of the book. The children will also be required to explore the personal connection they have with the book and what they thought of the
Cain’s use of compare and contrast helps the readers visualize similarities in the examples that she gives to the larger idea the author wishes
Today I will be talking about comparing and contrasting. The two stories I will be talking about is “A Simple Act” and“An Invisible Thread”. The first story we will look at is “A Simple Act”. The second story we will be looking at is “An Invisible Thread”. Here is the background to the stories.“A Simple Act”In a big city like New York, thousands of strangers from many different backgrounds cross paths every day. But they rarely stop on the street to get to know each other. When people from very different places make to effort to connect, unexpected friendships can form, and “A Simple Act” is Laura and Maurice had been friends for 15 years when he gave the final toast t the celebration of her 50th birthday. Maurice's words, and Laura's
For this assignment, I had the pleasure of working with the same student I worked with for the first assignment. My student is in second grade and I well be referring to her as J.R. While working with J.R., I assessed her using four different assessments and I really got to understand her as a learner. This assignment was different from the first assignment because I was able to dig deeper into her literacy knowledge and I was able to identify many of her strengths and areas of need. I feel like I understand J.R. a lot better because I now know about her personally and educationally.
Compare and contrast comes in to play at the very beginning of the essay when Tan is describing her mother listening to her giving a lecture.
The curriculum for reading with a group of second grade students is, teaching the students how to interact with the text by asking questions and answering those questions. Having the students learn how to ask “who, what, when, where, why, and how” is the first step for new readers to understand what they are reading. The students are learning how to pick out the key ideas and details within the story to help fully understand the concept and meaning behind the writers words. Students need to be able to describe what they are reading and pay attention to the story’s plot. Second grade students now have the ability to understand the reason behind the characters actions within the stories that they read. This short story in particular serves the purpose of learning how to pick out the key ideas and details for new readers.
Take a moment to think about the learning skills and strategies you will need to accomplish today’s objective. How can word choice affect your feelings? How do comparisons help us understand more about the meaning of a poem? Open your digital notebook and describe your strategy and the learning skills you will use to succeed in this lesson.