04.06 Two Texts Side by Side Worksheet You will complete a chart and a reflection comparing and contrasting texts. Read the two texts at the bottom of these instructions. Then, complete the chart below using complete sentences. Sentence starters have been provided in both columns. Use details and examples when requested.

Focus

"U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Expanded Reporting for Birds Captured and Collected During Deepwater Horizon Response"

"The Blackness"

What is the genre?

The genre of this text is

The genre of this text is

What is the topic of each text?

The topic of this text is

The topic of this text is

What kinds of details are included? Which details are omitted?

This text uses mostly

For example,

It does not include details about

This text uses mostly

For example,

It does not include details about

What type of language does the writer use? What is the effect of those words?

This text relies on

For example,

The type of language used communicates a tone and creates a mood.

This text relies on

For example,

The type of language used communicates a tone and creates a mood.

What is the purpose of each text? Why did the writer write the text?

The purpose of this text is to

The purpose of this text is to

What is the message of the text?

The message of this text is:

The message of this text is:

Reflection
These two texts have the same topic, but they are quite different. In four to six complete sentences, explain which text would best motivate readers to protect and preserve nature from human influence. Explain why you think the text you have identified would be more effective than the other text. Use examples from your chart to support your position. Your paragraph has been started for you.

The would best motivate readers to protect and preserve nature because...

Your Texts

Focus"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Expanded Reporting for Birds Captured and Collected During Deepwater Horizon Response""The Blackness"

What is the genre?The genre of this text is nonfictional  The genre of this text is fictional  

What is the topic of each text?  The topic of this text is the rescue of the wildlife affected by the oil spillThe topic of this text is: how the oil spill affected that one bird, Maddy, and her grandma.  

What kinds of details are included? Which details are omitted?This text uses mostly

factual details  

For example,  

it did not included details of how people felt after or during the oil spill.This text uses mostly

feelings and thoughts  

For example,  

It does not include details about, how the other animals that were affected and how many were affected.  

What type of language does the writer use? What is the effect of those words?This text relies on

facts, literal language

For example,

The type of language used communicates a serious tone and creates a scientific mood.This text relies on

For example,

The type of language used communicates a tone and creates a sad mood.

What is the purpose of each text? Why did the writer write the text?The purpose of this text is to inform the affect of the oil spill on wildlife.The purpose of this text is to show everyone is affected by the oil spills  

What is the message of the text?The message of this text is: the message is to help clean and protect the wildlife and their habitats.The message of this text is: that humans need to do something to stop these oil spills

Reflection

These two texts have the same topic, but they are quite different. In four to six complete sentences, explain which text would best motivate readers to protect and preserve nature from human influence. Explain why you think the text you have identified would be more effective than the other text. Use examples from your chart to support your position. Your paragraph has been started for you.

The blackness would best motivate readers to protect and preserve nature because it is emotional, and is about a bird that has been covered in oil that was spilled into the ocean at the beach. This story is told from the point of view of a bird who got covered in oil and cannot see. The story makes the reader feel sad picturing the bird covered in oil that cant see that has been hurt by humans spilling oil into the ocean and on the beach. The way the story is told, you start to think about being at the beach and seeing a bird covered in oil with your family, and how awful that it would be to be that bird, This makes me feel like I want to do something to prevent oil spills in the future so that other birds aren’t covered in oil like this one is. This story uses feelings and thoughts, and point of view, which helps make the reader feel emotional and want to stop oil spills.