The Parallel icon asks students to interpret similarities among events, people, or problems. Learners consider how principles correspond and compare and contrast with evidence.
Curricular Examples:
Compare the parallels in the class systems of ancient civilizations.
Prove with evidence that a system of the past parallels a system of today.
Create a prioritized list of the evidence showing how some ideas or events are parallel.
Research the parallels between the arts and politics of the Industrial Revolution.
Question Stems:
How would a meteorologist and an environmental scientist illustrate the parallels between extreme weather and climate trends that have developed in the past 50 years?
How would an architect explain building design to an engineer?
What conclusions can you draw between author’s purpose and the themes of Patricia Polacco’s books?
Task Statement:
Students will read several different cultural adaptations of Cinderella and compare and contrast the parallels between the stories using a chart.
