Compare Ideas

“The Secret Water,” “How Do We Use Water?” and “Water at Work” tell about the importance of water as a resource. Compare the ideas in these texts.

How It Works

Collect and Organize Ideas Use a chart to organize what you know.

Comparison Chart

	The Secret Water	How Do We Use Water?	Water at Work
Fiction
Nonfiction
Why Water Is Important:

Practice Together

Analyze Ideas This comparison paragraph tells how two types of text express ideas about water.

Try It!

Complete the chart to tell what each text says about the importance of water as a natural resource. Write a paragraph that compares the ideas across the texts. You may want to use this frame to help you write your paragraph.

“The Secret Water,” “How Do We Use Water?” and “Water at Work” tell why people need water. In “The Secret Water,” water is important because _________. “How Do We Use Water?” gives facts about _________. “Water at Work” explains how people in Oregon and Washington _________.