Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 10Unit 1Lesson 4

Comparative close reading

Compare Different Means, Similar Ends

Today: Explain how different techniques can develop a related idea.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.What technique shapes A?

  2. 2.What technique shapes B?

B

Learn

Compare Different Means, Similar Ends

Comparison need not match device to device. One text may use dialogue and another imagery to examine the same concern.

Name the common idea, analyze the distinct method in each text, and explain how both lead readers toward related insight.

Study the model

Dialogue in A and setting in B both reveal social isolation

C

Read

Original PRA passage

Text A: Each question Nia asks receives a one-word answer. Text B: Arlo's footprints are the only marks across the broad snowfield.
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Compare Different Means, Similar Ends

Grade 10Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.How does A convey isolation? ELA-10-01-04-Q1

  2. 2.How does B convey isolation? ELA-10-01-04-Q2

  3. 3.What common idea joins them? ELA-10-01-04-Q3

  4. 4.What important difference remains? ELA-10-01-04-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Write a comparative paragraph organized by the common idea, not by device names.

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