Contrast the Evidence
Students re-read a case microtext in which one line is different in kind from the rest, identify that line, and rewrite it using a contrast connector so the reader can see the difference without being told what it means. Two records can both be true and still be worth contrasting.
Purpose
Teachers: multilingual learners often bury the evidence that does not match the rest, or drop it entirely. This lesson gives students a short, controlled contrast connector set so they can highlight a fact that is different — without escalating into full argument or side-by-side comparison (those are Argue and Compare, later arcs). A contrast shows the reader a difference worth noticing; it does not claim the two facts cannot both be true.
Grammar target
Highlight a fact that differs from the others using a modelled contrast word: but or however. (although / even though are an optional Level 3–4 stretch only.)
Essential question
Which fact is different from the others — and how do I show that contrast clearly?
Objective
Students can identify one piece of evidence that is different from the rest and connect it to the surrounding evidence with but or however, without claiming the two facts are incompatible.
Where this lesson sits
Lesson 2 of 3 in the Connect arc. Teach the lessons in order across 3 class periods.
- CN-01 · Add the Evidence
- CN-02 · Contrast the Evidence (this lesson)
- CN-03 · Chain the Evidence
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