Combining information from texts
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining and comparing what each source contributes
What a learner can do afterwards
- Read two informational texts on the same topic and identify information that appears in both, information unique to each, and any contradictions between them
- Combine key details from two sources into a coherent summary or short report that draws on both texts
- Explain how reading a second text on the same topic added to, confirmed, or challenged understanding gained from the first text
The lesson
Sometimes you read two texts about the same topic, like a book and a magazine article. Each text gives you some facts. When you put the facts together, you understand the topic better than you would from just one text.
Say one article tells you volcanoes form when melted rock pushes up through cracks in the earth. A second article tells you some volcanoes sit deep under the ocean. Put both together, and now you know how volcanoes form and where they can be found, a fuller picture than either article gave alone.
As you read a second text on the same topic, ask yourself three things: does this match what I already knew, does it add something new, or does it disagree with the first text? All three are worth noticing.
Two texts together give you a fuller, better checked picture than just one text alone.
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