Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 10Unit 1Lesson 2

Comparative close reading

Pair Evidence Fairly

Today: Select evidence of comparable significance from two texts.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.What common object is involved?

  2. 2.What actions oppose?

B

Learn

Pair Evidence Fairly

A fair comparison pairs details that answer the same analytical question. A major turning point in one text should not be compared with trivial scenery in another.

State the lens, choose one consequential detail per text, explain each locally, then compare their functions.

Study the model

Decision with decision; image pattern with image pattern

C

Read

Original PRA passage

Text A: Lian locks the archive to preserve its records. Text B: Mara opens the letters to the rain so the ink will run.
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Pair Evidence Fairly

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D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.Choose the key evidence from A. ELA-10-01-02-Q1

  2. 2.Choose the key evidence from B. ELA-10-01-02-Q2

  3. 3.What shared question do they answer? ELA-10-01-02-Q3

  4. 4.Are the details comparable in significance? ELA-10-01-02-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Write two balanced evidence sentences, one for each text.

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