For better or worse...

Comparing and evaluating

texts
Lesson objectives:

• Identify strategies to compare and

contrast two texts
• Understand how to evaluate two
texts
Put the texts back together...

• In front of you are two texts that

have been chopped up. You need
to put the texts back together
again. In order to do this you will
need to focus on:
• Language
• Viewpoint
• Tone of voice
Explain your ideas...

• Which clues did you use to put the

texts back together again? Use the
following bullet points to structure
your ideas.
• Language
• Viewpoint
• Tone of voice
Written task:

• Using your notes, write a short

paragraph outlining the similarities
and differences between the texts
– remember to support your ideas
with evidence.
The vote – which text is more
successful?
• Which text do you think is more
successful and why?
The process of evaluation...

• In your group, come up with three

strategies you used today in order
to decide which text was the most
successful.