7.ELAR.5.E
Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society.
Grade 7 · 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
- compare (connections among texts, personal experiences, and society) #dok3
- analyze (how connections deepen understanding of a text) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify my own experiences that relate to a text. #dok1
- I can list ideas found in other texts that connect to what I am reading. #dok1
- I can describe ways a text relates to society. #dok1
- I can make connections between a text and my personal experiences. #dok2
- I can make connections between a text and ideas from other texts. #dok2
- I can make connections between a text and society. #dok2
- I can compare how different texts connect to society and personal experiences. #dok3
- I can analyze how my connections help me understand a text better. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Connecting literature to our own experiences, other texts, and society helps deepen comprehension and meaning.
- Making connections allows students to see the relevance of texts to their lives and the world around them.
Essential Questions
- How do my personal experiences help me understand this text?
- In what ways does this text connect to other texts I have read?
- How does this text relate to or comment on society?
- Why is making connections important for understanding what we read?
- How can connecting a text to my life or to other things I have learned change my interpretation of the text?