Text 1 appears to be a news article that briefly summarizes the key facts about bombings at the Boston Marathon, including that an 8-year-old boy was one of three people killed and many others were wounded. Text 2 is described as a feature article that provides more details and context about the bombings. Students are asked to compare the two texts in a Venn diagram to identify their similarities and differences in terms of the questions they answer, whether they include opinions or facts, their objectives, and their formality.
2. Take 3 minutes to skim the 2 texts
TWO TEXTS
Boy, 8, one of 3 killed in bombings at
Boston Marathon; scores wounded
(Feature article about bombings)
Text 1:
Text 2:
3. Text 1 Text 2
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
With your partner, create a Venn diagram to
compare the two texts:
How are they similar?
How are they different?
4. In group of 4, compare your Venn
diagrams.
Add additional information to
yours accordingly.
SHARE
5. Did you consider the following?
ï‚¡What questions are answered in the heading?
ï‚¡What questions are answered in the first
paragraph?
ï‚¡Does the article include opinions and/or
facts?
ï‚¡What is the objective of the article?
ï‚¡Is the article formal or informal?
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