Distribute the Part 2.

How to make connections between texts. Using your Text Connections in a Thinking Paragraph worksheet to students and read the directions aloud. Start by using read-aloud texts that you are confident most if not all students will be able to have some sort of connection with. Youll probably find that preschoolers are exceptionally good at making distracting connections.

Remind students to refer to their text connections in Part 1 to complete the reading response paragraph frame. Common Core asks students to find connections in three types of scenarios. Text Connections Tracker.

Sequencing goes hand-in-hand with technical procedures and scientific ideas. Due to the nature of the assignment a tracking worksheet makes a great addition to an interactive notebook or reading folder. You should spend time reading the biographies and trying to see what the two writers have in.

A tracking template is perfect for making text connections throughout the year. Short andor extended must be included. According to Into the Book 2015 good readers make connections as they read.

This strategy helps students comprehend text by activating their prior knowledge and making. Making connections between texts forms a basis for comparing them and provides a different context in which to make judgements about each. You must draw connections between four texts written oral andor visual.

The first step to making connections between texts is to learn more about the authors. We want students to make connections with all types of texts so giving them a place to record those connections as the year progresses makes sense. Students who make connections while reading are better able to understand the text they are reading.