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Combining Information from Media

  • Grade 6
  • English Language Arts
  • RI.6.7
  • Reading: Informational
  • Free lesson

Aligned to RI.6.7 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Understanding a topic often means pulling together words, images, charts, and video. Combine what each source shows so the pieces build one fuller picture instead of standing alone.

Worked examples

Example 1

An article states a river flooded; a map shows which streets went underwater; a photo shows the depth. Alone each is partial — together they answer where, how much, and how bad. Integration builds the full understanding.

Example 2

A chart shows unemployment falling; an interview shows what the same year felt like to one family. Neither is the whole truth.

Example 3

Media can disagree usefully. When the numbers and the interviews point different ways, that gap is the thing worth writing about.

Practice questions

  1. Pick a topic and gather it in two forms (text plus a chart, map, or video).
  2. Write what each source adds that the other doesn't.
  3. Combine them into one paragraph that explains the topic more fully.

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En español

Combinar Información de Distintos Medios

Entender un tema a menudo significa reunir palabras, imágenes, gráficas y video. Combina lo que muestra cada fuente para que las piezas formen una imagen más completa en vez de quedar sueltas.

Ejemplo 1: Un artículo dice que un río se desbordó; un mapa muestra qué calles quedaron bajo el agua; una foto muestra la profundidad. Por separado cada uno es parcial — juntos responden dónde, cuánto y qué tan grave. La integración crea la comprensión completa.

Ejemplo 2: Una gráfica muestra que el desempleo baja; una entrevista muestra cómo se sintió ese mismo año para una familia. Ninguna es toda la verdad.

Ejemplo 3: Los medios pueden contradecirse de forma útil. Cuando los números y las entrevistas apuntan en direcciones distintas, ese hueco es lo que vale la pena escribir.

More Reading: Informational lessons

Evaluating an Author's ArgumentRI.6.8Evidence in NonfictionRI.6.1Central Idea and SummaryRI.6.2How Ideas Are DevelopedRI.6.3Meaning of Words in NonfictionRI.6.4How Text Structure Builds IdeasRI.6.5

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