RI.6.9 Comparing Informative Texts

compare

contrast

presentation

events

compare

contrast

biography

memoir

Apollo 11 took the astronauts to space.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon.

Buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon directly after Neil Armstrong.

Half a billion people watched on the TV.

The first text is a personal experience while the second informs about a historic event.

The first text is a memoir while the second is a biography.

The first text is an autobiography while the second is a biography.

The first text is a personal experience while the second persuades readers.

Amelia dreamed of flying.

Amelia was the first woman to fly an airplane.

Amelia attended flying contests.

Amelia flew for the first time in 1920.

One author presented her as an aviator and advances she made; the other presented her dream and how it became a reality.

One author discussed her advances in aviation only; while the other shared her fight for women’s equality.