Comparing and Contrasting Nonfiction

I am using this unit I created to review comparing and contrasting in nonfiction text. It includes an anchor chart, signal word sort, and whole group and individual practice for ALL 11 articles found in the book, A Whale Is Not a Fish by Melvin Berger. I promise to post pics soon of my kiddos in action! If you want to check out my unit on my teachers pay teachers store, click HERE.

 

 

We started out this week by reviewing comparing and contrasting and completing the whole group signal word sort. This is what our class example looked like...

During small group the students used the individual sort page to glue the comparing and contrasting words. This worked for two reasons: quick check on if they truly understood where each word belonged AND to provide an individual chart for them to refer to next week when they begin completing the tasks in small group.

 

The following day we revisited the article, A Whale Is Not a Fish, and the students took turns placing the fact cards in the correct place on our three-column chart.

 

They used the chart to fill in their own recording sheet and then wrote one comparing and one contrasting sentence using signal words.

 

 

For the rest of the week they took turns rotating articles and completing both the charts and worksheets within their small groups. Here are some pics of them hard at work!