Paired Books: Informational Text
Promote higher-order thinking and teach readers to see connections and differences across texts. Students build perspective and comprehension as they consider multiple viewpoints on a topic. Paired Books feature two types of pairings: nonfiction-nonfiction and fiction-nonfiction. Refer to the Paired Books Lessons for instructions.
Instructional Tips
- Compare texts: Discuss how the books compare using the cross-text activities.
- Lead student discussions: Use text-dependent questions to build speaking and listening skills.
Three question types require students to:
- Construct an answer from evidence found in one place within a text (Level 1).
- Gather evidence from several places within a text or texts (Level 2).
- Use inferencing skills to construct an answer from text evidence and experience (Level 3).
- Apply learning through writing: Have each student provide a written response to the overarching Key Question.
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