Tips & tricks for comparing and contrasting texts

By Sandra K. Athans

Subjects: Reading (Secondary), Reading (secondary), Whole language, Language experience approach, Critical thinking, Study and teaching, Study and teaching (Middle school), Reader-response criticism, Reading comprehension, Reading

Description: One important part of the Common Core Standards for Reading is the ability to read two (or more) separate pieces of writing and then find their similarities and differences. This volume, penned by two teachers, provides that important piece of the Common Core Standards by including several lengthy pieces of writing that students can read and enjoy and then study, with a new eye for comparing and contrasting, using the provided interactive quiz questions and tips from an expert reader.