4.ELAR.6.E
Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society.
Grade 4 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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connectionspersonal experiencesideastextssociety
Skills
- make connections (to personal experiences) #dok2
- make connections (to ideas in other texts) #dok2
- make connections (to society) #dok2
- analyze connections (for depth of understanding) #dok3
- explain how connections help with understanding the text #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify connections between a text and my own experiences. #dok2
- I can identify connections between ideas in different texts. #dok2
- I can identify connections between a text and society. #dok2
- I can explain how making connections helps me understand what I read. #dok3
- I can analyze the ways different types of connections (personal, text, society) deepen my understanding of a text. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Making connections between texts, personal experiences, and society enhances comprehension.
- Comparing texts and relating them to real-life situations leads to deeper, more meaningful understanding.
Essential Questions
- How do my own experiences help me understand what I read?
- What connections can I make between this text and other texts I have read?
- In what ways does this text relate to things happening in the world or society?
- Why is making connections an important reading strategy?
- How do different types of connections help me understand texts in different ways?