1. Venn Diagram In the Fog/The Hitchhiker
Create a Venn Diagram to Compare/Contrast In the Fog and The Hitchhiker from the Holt Text book.
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
Using an ipad, access the Venn Diagram app from ReadWriteThink.
2. Give the diagram an appropriate title (The Hitchhiker/In the Fog
3. Label Circles
Hitchhiker
In the Fog
(Be sure to push check sign after entering text
3. Create new item for each item in the compare contrast.
(again be sure to push the check sign)
Choose at least 6 items to show how the stories are alike and how they are different.
Save your work.
This task uses:
Venn Diagram app from Readwritethink.
Common Core/NG Standard(s): RL Compare and Contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch. 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including and applying information from print and digital sources.
TEACHER NOTES: This is a Level 3 activity and requires knowledge of both In the Fog (page 75-84) and The Hitchhiker (page ) in the Holt textbook.
Teacher’s name/ Penny Rigney
School: Oak Park Middle School
Grade Level/Subject: 6th/ELA
Special Directions/Considerations: This is an excellent pre-writing activity
Activity Evaluation/ Rubric: Must include at least 6 ideas in the compare/contrast ex.( both are plays, suspenseful, contain ghosts in the story, human characters, contain foreshadowing, different settings , sound effects not as important in both etc.)
Prerequisites for students: Need to be familiar with ipad technology and to have read the stories.