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Text Talk Evaluating and Analyzing Paired Texts for Deeper Comprehension

“We want students to know the difference between information and knowledge so we teach

kids to think so they can acquire and use knowledge.”

~Stephanie Harvey, ILA Annual Conference, 2015

Common Core State Standard

Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors takes

Comprehension StrategyDetermine Importance

To determine importance, readers analyze text and make decisions about which idea or concepts are key to understanding the text.

The Important Thing Protocol

On a Beam of Light History Channel VideoGenius

The Important Thing. . .

How did Einstein’s childhood shape his work?

http://www.history.com/topics/albert-einstein/videos/einstein-childhood?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

Immigrant Kids I Was Dreaming to Come to America

At Ellis Island


Two Bobbies A Storm Called KatrinaMarvelous Cornelius


To Dare Mighty Things

The Camping Trip That Changed America


http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/two-national-parks-preserved-10-years-apart

Winnie Washington Post article Finding Winnie


https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/the-real-forest-that-inspired-the-stories-of-winnie-the-pooh/2015/11/10/7cedc4bc-8331-11e5-a7ca-6ab6ec20f839_story.html

Thank You, Sarah History Channel articleSarah Gives Thanks


http://www.history.com/news/abraham-lincoln-and-the-mother-of-thanksgiving

Blizzard Blizzardof78.org


http://www.blizzardof78.org/

George Ferris Mr. Ferris and His Wheel


Me. . . Jane UntamedWonderopolis


http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-is-it-so-fun-to-monkey-around

Noah Webster & His Words

W is for Webster


Now & Ben Ben Franklin: His Wit and WisdomWonderopolis


http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-discovered-electricity

Henry’s Freedom Box Freedom Song PBS


http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/underground-railroad/stories-freedom/henry-box-brown/

Beatrix Potter and Her Paintbox

Beatrix Potter & the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig

NPR


http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/26/464433143/100-years-later-beatrix-potter-tale-of-sharply-dressed-feline-to-be-published

Resources•History Channel –This Day in History

•The Washington Post

•PBS

•NPR

•Wonderopolis–Wonder of the Day

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