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by Christine Graf

2016

We've identified these texts as great options for text pairings based on similar themes, literary devices, topic, or writing style. Supplement your lesson with one or more of these options and challenge students to compare and contrast the texts. To assign a paired text, click on the text to go to its page and click the "Assign Text" button there.

Ringing in the New Year with Red Underwear

Ringing in the New Year with Red Underwear

Christine Graf

In "Ringing in the New Year with Red Underwear," the author describes New Year's superstitions from around the world.

Pair “Ringing in the New Year with Red Underwear” with “New Year’s Eve New York City Style” and ask students to compare how the two texts teach about New Year’s Eve. How does the author organize the information in “Ringing in the New Year with Red Underwear”? How does the author organize the information in “New Year’s Eve New York City Style”? How do these two texts teach readers about New Year’s Eve in different ways?

4th Grade Informational Text 1110L
What Are the Five Days of Diwali?

What Are the Five Days of Diwali?

Wonderopolis

In "What Are the Five Days of Diwali?," readers learn how Diwali is celebrated in India.

Pair “What Are the Five Days of Diwali?” with “New Year’s Eve New York City Style” and ask students to compare the New Year’s celebrations in the two texts. What is Diwali and how do people celebrate it in the Hindu tradition according to “What Are the Five Days of Diwali?” How do people celebrate New Year’s Eve in New York City according to “New Year’s Eve New York City Style”? How are these two celebrations of a new year different?

5th Grade Informational Text 760L
Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year

Debra Friedland Katz

In "Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year," Debra Friedland Katz describes how her family celebrates Rosh Hashanah.

Pair “Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year” with “New Year’s Eve New York City Style” and ask students to compare the reasons behind these different New Year celebrations. Why do Jewish people celebrate Rosh Hashanah according to “Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year”? Why did the New Year’s Eve celebration tradition begin in Times Square according to “New Year’s Eve New York City Style”? How can these two texts teach readers the difference between religious and non-religious customs?

5th Grade Informational Text 960L