Correct Response: C. This activity helps students develop and organize their observations from the first part of the lesson into comparisons that will be important to the upcoming discussion: identifying similarities and differences in the genres along key dimensions, the major elements of a story. The graphic organizer scaffolds that focus. Grouping students in pairs helps ensure every student participates in the activity, benefiting from the opportunity to expand their ideas in conversation with a partner, and practice making comparisons using content-specific vocabulary. Options A and D are incorrect because these questions focus on personal responses to a single piece and not on comparing distinguishing features of the genres. Option B is incorrect because having students take notes while rereading each piece does not encourage them to compare the pieces nor attend to features of a single piece that are key to such a comparison. The activity lacks the structure to focus students on the learning goal and the upcoming discussion.
