{"id":17432,"date":"2023-10-02T09:40:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T13:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=17432"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:46:36","slug":"comparing-texts-in-different-genres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=17432","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Students to Compare Texts in Different Genres"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17432\" class=\"elementor elementor-17432\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ac4a5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ac4a5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cebd36\" data-id=\"3cebd36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43359ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43359ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/workshop\/comprehension\/images\/comparing-different-genres.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing Stories in Different Genres\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aacfb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5aacfb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74d5432\" data-id=\"74d5432\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e624819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e624819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Students often think comparing texts means looking for stories that seem alike on the surface. Strong readers go much further. They understand that comparing texts in different genres means examining how a poem, a historical article, an animated short, and even a commercial can explore the same universal idea while using completely different structures, styles, and techniques.<\/p><p data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"1079\">This lesson helps students compare texts across genres to analyze how an author&#8217;s choices shape the communication of ideas.<\/p><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"kvzatd\" data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1205\">Standards Snapshot<\/h2><p data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1247\">Here&#8217;s what students are expected to do:<\/p><p data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1269\"><strong data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1269\">Grade 6 (RL.6.9)<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1385\">Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.<\/p><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"l43uzj\" data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1475\">What Students Will Learn<\/h2><p data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1500\">Students will learn to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1812\"><li data-section-id=\"116llqo\" data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1561\">identify similarities between texts from different genres<\/li><li data-section-id=\"hfc987\" data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1610\">compare how authors communicate similar themes<\/li><li data-section-id=\"13flwp4\" data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1661\">analyze how genre influences structure and style<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1484yh5\" data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1714\">compare characters, setting, conflict, and message<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1udoorc\" data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1751\">support comparisons using evidence<\/li><li data-section-id=\"xuzyls\" data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1812\">evaluate which genre communicates an idea most effectively<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"872\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f449.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\" \/> <strong data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"807\">Be sure to grab the handout<\/strong>\u2014it includes all the printables, examples, and links you\u2019ll need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadf8cf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eadf8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/compare-contrast-stories\/compare-contrast-stories-6th-grade.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the lesson handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ee8d51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ee8d51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efcb8a4\" data-id=\"efcb8a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b74145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b74145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Activities that Teach Comparing Texts in Different Genres<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b459f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b459f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2728Hook Activity: Sort That Story<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5707740 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5707740\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1696369\" data-id=\"1696369\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6c15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae6c15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/compare-contrast-stories\/Comparing-Texts-in-Different-Genres-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing Texts in Different Genres\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d952bec\" data-id=\"d952bec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c655c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c655c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1025\">Start by passing out excerpt cards from popular novels across a range of genres. Some of the featured titles include:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1261\"><li data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1080\"><p data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1080\"><em data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1068\">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone<\/em> (fantasy)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1112\"><p data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1112\"><em data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1101\">The Hunger Games<\/em> (sci-fi)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1165\"><p data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1165\"><em data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1142\">The Diary of a Young Girl<\/em> (historical fiction)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1189\"><p data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1189\"><em data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1175\">Holes<\/em> (adventure)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1229\"><p data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1229\"><em data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1207\">The Outsiders<\/em> (realistic fiction)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1261\"><p data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1261\"><em data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1252\">The Road Not Taken<\/em> (poetry)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1420\">Ask students to group the cards by <strong data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1307\">theme<\/strong>, not genre\u2014this creates great conversation. Can a fantasy story and a poem both explore <strong data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1407\">courage<\/strong>? Absolutely.<\/p><p data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1533\">Then, reflect as a class: How do authors tackle the same themes using different tools from their genre toolbox?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80b4ec5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80b4ec5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8f5133\" data-id=\"e8f5133\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a914f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a914f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" \/>\u00a0Activity #1: Build Understanding with a Video Lesson<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cdbdbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cdbdbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5ecad7\" data-id=\"a5ecad7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd3f1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cd3f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/compare-contrast-stories\/Comparing-Texts-in-Different-Genres-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing Texts in Different Genres - Genre Video Lesson\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cc865a\" data-id=\"2cc865a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef1a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eef1a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1593\"><span style=\"color: #4a474b; font-family: Comfortaa, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Your students will watch a short video covering&#8230;<\/span><\/h3><p data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1785\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2714.svg\" alt=\"\u2714\ufe0f\" \/> genre definitions and examples<br data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1680\" \/><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2714.svg\" alt=\"\u2714\ufe0f\" \/> how genre influences tone, structure, and storytelling<br data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1740\" \/><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2714.svg\" alt=\"\u2714\ufe0f\" \/> how to use a Venn diagram to compare texts<\/p><p data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1891\">The handout includes a printable or digital <strong data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1850\">genre organizer<\/strong> for students to fill out while watching.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f579830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f579830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2528\">After students complete the organizer, ask questions like<\/p><ul><li>Which genre relied most heavily on emotion?<\/li><li>Which genre provided the strongest evidence?<\/li><li>Which genre communicated its message most clearly?<\/li><li>How would the message change if it were written as another genre?<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2789\">Those questions move students into analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f140ce3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f140ce3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ae2398\" data-id=\"1ae2398\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d0538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28d0538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" \/>Activity #2: Comparing Texts in Different Genres<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a57efd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a57efd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52e23db\" data-id=\"52e23db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387df59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"387df59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/compare-contrast-stories\/Comparing-Texts-in-Different-Genres-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing Texts in Different Genres\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a9500c\" data-id=\"0a9500c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b029f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b029f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"2055\">To keep things interesting (and relevant), students will watch <strong data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2031\">three short videos<\/strong>\u2014each a different genre:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2235\"><strong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2074\">Commercial<\/strong> \u2013 2023 Kia Sportage X-Pro<\/li><li data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2235\"><strong data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2122\">Documentary<\/strong> \u2013 <em data-start=\"2125\" data-end=\"2153\">Saving Leatherback Turtles<\/em> (BBC Earth)<\/li><li data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2235\"><strong data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2190\">Animated Short<\/strong> \u2013 <em data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2235\">Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2237\" data-end=\"2296\">Afterward, they\u2019ll complete a chart comparing the films on:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2356\"><li data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2307\"><p data-start=\"2300\" data-end=\"2307\">genre<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2317\"><p data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2317\">theme<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2332\"><p data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2332\">characters<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2344\"><p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2344\">setting<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2356\"><p data-start=\"2347\" data-end=\"2356\">message<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87678f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87678f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Discussion questions guide students to think critically about how each video delivers its message and which one was most effective. The chart has questions such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How does each video approach the theme and topic?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What message does each video convey?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What are some similarities and differences between the videos?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Which video did you find most effective in conveying its message? Why?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5493f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5493f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96ae9f7\" data-id=\"96ae9f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869b218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"869b218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" \/>Activity #3: Compare Literature Across Genres<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c218d77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c218d77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b18f8f8\" data-id=\"b18f8f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bde19d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bde19d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf92e58\" data-id=\"bf92e58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e00b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82e00b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/compare-contrast-stories\/Comparing-Texts-in-Different-Genres-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing Texts in Different Genres\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d490c9d\" data-id=\"d490c9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95a897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d95a897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2596\">Now let\u2019s get literary.<\/p><p data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2687\">Students will read different versions of the same topic told through <strong data-start=\"2667\" data-end=\"2686\">multiple genres<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2824\"><li data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2731\"><p data-start=\"2691\" data-end=\"2731\"><em data-start=\"2691\" data-end=\"2716\">The Attack of Polybotes<\/em> (Greek myth)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"2774\"><p data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2774\"><em data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2760\">Odysseus and the Cyclops<\/em> (epic poem)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2775\" data-end=\"2824\"><p data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2824\"><em data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2800\">Greeks at Thermopylae<\/em> (historical nonfiction)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2942\">They\u2019ll use a <strong data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"2851\">T-chart<\/strong> to compare and contrast how each version handles the story\u2014and then share in small groups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78325c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78325c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eacfd7\" data-id=\"6eacfd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06385e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06385e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2728.svg\" alt=\"\u2728\" \/><\/span>Activity #4: Create a Genre Mash-Up<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c0887 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c0887\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dcbc9b\" data-id=\"8dcbc9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056ce5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"056ce5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/compare-contrast-stories\/Comparing-Texts-in-Different-Genres-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Comparing Texts in Different Genres\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ec1dfa\" data-id=\"5ec1dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce6a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ce6a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2949\" data-end=\"3001\">For a creative (and standards-based!) final project, students will research sea turtles and create a multimedia presentation using <strong data-start=\"3133\" data-end=\"3156\">at least two genres<\/strong>:<\/p><p data-start=\"3159\" data-end=\"3229\">\ud83c\udfb5 a poem or song<br data-start=\"3176\" data-end=\"3179\" \/>\ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f a comic or poster<br data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3203\" \/>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f a slideshow or video<\/p><p data-start=\"3231\" data-end=\"3359\">Each student must reflect on their genre choices and how they impacted the message. Then it\u2019s time to present and give feedback!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8dafbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8dafbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b23881\" data-id=\"8b23881\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3566f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f3566f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"158two5\" data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3233\">Questions to Deepen Student Thinking<\/h2><p data-start=\"3235\" data-end=\"3248\">Ask students:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3525\"><li data-section-id=\"1pc2d47\" data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3298\">How does genre influence the author&#8217;s message?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ie5f89\" data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3348\">Which genre gives readers the most information?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1yma67v\" data-start=\"3349\" data-end=\"3404\">Which genre creates the strongest emotional response?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"kfakmo\" data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3486\">How would this story change if it were written as poetry instead of nonfiction?<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1mr45wl\" data-start=\"3487\" data-end=\"3525\">Which genre was most effective? Why?<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"wixype\" data-start=\"3566\" data-end=\"3586\">Extend the Lesson<\/h2><p data-start=\"3588\" data-end=\"3669\">Invite students to select a familiar story and retell it using a different genre.<\/p><p data-start=\"3671\" data-end=\"3680\">Examples:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3682\" data-end=\"3820\"><li data-section-id=\"102euhm\" data-start=\"3682\" data-end=\"3728\">Rewrite a fairy tale as a newspaper article.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1oavskr\" data-start=\"3729\" data-end=\"3769\">Turn a nonfiction article into a poem.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"14mg0tl\" data-start=\"3770\" data-end=\"3820\">Rewrite a chapter from a novel as a comic strip.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3822\" data-end=\"3896\">Afterward, discuss how changing the genre changes the reader&#8217;s experience.<\/p><h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1j7vuvd\" data-start=\"4032\" data-end=\"4071\">Helping Students Think Across Genres<\/h2><p data-start=\"4073\" data-end=\"4193\">Comparing texts across genres encourages students to look beyond plot and begin analyzing how authors communicate ideas.<\/p><p data-start=\"4195\" data-end=\"4370\">As students compare novels, poems, informational texts, videos, and other media, they discover that genre shapes everything from structure and tone to the reader\u2019s experience.<\/p><p data-start=\"4372\" data-end=\"4505\">These comparison skills strengthen critical thinking while preparing students for deeper literary analysis across all types of texts.<\/p><p data-start=\"4507\" data-end=\"4665\">\ud83d\udce5 Download the free lesson handout to access the printable organizers, video lesson, comparison activities, and discussion materials featured in this lesson.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc67ec elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8dc67ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/literacy\/compare-contrast-stories\/compare-contrast-stories-6th-grade.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the lesson handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b4075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0b4075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1362\"><strong data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1362\">Complete the Comparison Series<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1654\">This lesson is the final step in a three-part progression that helps students compare texts with increasing depth. Students begin by comparing stories across cultures, then analyze stories within the same genre, and finally examine how different genres communicate similar themes and ideas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21cbb82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21cbb82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92d455a\" data-id=\"92d455a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d4e5d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e9d4e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=17448\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RL.4.9 - Compare and Contrast Themes Across Cultures<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2da1d52\" data-id=\"2da1d52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c25968 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7c25968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=17430\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RL.5.9 - 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