Compare Across Texts
Compare Topics
“A Natural Balance,” “Siberian Survivors,” and “Mireya Mayor: Explorer/ Correspondent” all tell about our effect on the environment. Compare the different ways the authors treat this topic.
How It Works
Organize and Compare Ideas To compare the way the three authors approach the same topic, use a chart. What information do the text features tell you about the topic?
| Selection | Topic | Text Features Used | The Idea That Is Explained |
|---|---|---|---|
| “A Natural Balance” | humans’ effects on the environment | photos, captions, diagrams | |
| “Siberian Survivors” | humans’ effects on the environment | photos, captions, maps, graphs | |
| “Mireya Mayor Explorer/Correspondent” | humans’ effects on the environment | photos, captions, online links, maps |
Practice Together
Summarize the Ideas Compare the information in the chart and then summarize. Here is the beginning of a summary comparing all three texts.
Try It!
Copy the chart and fill in the empty boxes. Summarize the ideas that are explained. You may want to use this frame to help you write your summary.
The selections all give different pictures of the same _____. “A Natural Balance” uses _____. “Siberian Survivors” uses _____. “Mireya Mayor” shows _____. All three selections offer suggestions on how we can _____.