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The standard for informational text is very similar to literature; here, for the lesson you would use primary sources and secondhand accounts on the same topic or event that provide a contrasting or distinctly different point of view. You could teach such a lesson during science or social studies. For example, you might select an event in history and use a current text (even a textbook) that explains the event and then doing a Google search find a firsthand account of the same event. An example in Colorado history would be a modern explanation of the Sand Creek Massacre and then an entry from a soldier who was there.

Want to try the lesson with current events? A suitable topic is just a click away on a search engine. I would replicate the basic design of the lesson above; however, I would teach this type of compare and contrast after the students had experience determining similarities and differences. The same graphic organizers used in the literature lessons could be used; however, students would need explicit instruction in the new terms such as primary sources, firsthand account, and secondhand account used here.

The focus questions for informational text would be

 Is this a firsthand or secondhand account of the event or topic?

 How do I know?

 How does the POV differ between firsthand and secondhand accounts?

 What are the similarities between the two?

 What are the differences in the focus of the two?

 What are the differences in the information provided in each text?

Just as with literature, the goal is for students to own and internalize these questions when interacting with informational text.