Combining Two Sources
Aligned to RI.4.9 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
When two texts cover the same topic, you can put their information together to know more than either one alone. Look for facts they share, facts that are new in each, and how they fit together into a fuller picture.
Worked example
One book says bees make honey; another book explains how bees carry pollen between flowers. Combined, you can explain both what bees make and how they help plants grow — more than either book said by itself.
Practice questions
- Read two short texts on one animal and name a fact that only appears in one of them.
- Explain how using two sources helps you learn more than using just one.
- Combine facts from two texts into one sentence about a topic you like.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Combinar Dos Fuentes
Cuando dos textos tratan el mismo tema, puedes juntar su información para saber más que con uno solo. Busca los hechos que comparten, los hechos que son nuevos en cada uno, y cómo encajan juntos en una imagen más completa.
Ejemplo: Un libro dice que las abejas hacen miel; otro libro explica cómo las abejas llevan polen entre las flores. Combinados, puedes explicar tanto qué hacen las abejas como cómo ayudan a crecer las plantas — más de lo que dijo cada libro por sí solo.
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