8.ELAR.5.E
Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society.
Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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connectionspersonal experiencesideasother textssociety
Skills
- make connections (personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society) #dok2
- compare (personal experiences with ideas in texts and society) #dok2
- analyze (relevance of connections to deepen understanding) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can make connections between my own experiences and ideas found in texts. #dok2
- I can make connections among different texts and society. #dok2
- I can compare similarities and differences between my life, texts, and societal ideas. #dok2
- I can analyze how making connections helps me understand the text better. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Connecting texts to personal experiences, other texts, and the world helps deepen comprehension.
- Recognizing relationships among texts, personal experiences, and society leads to a greater understanding of meaning.
Essential Questions
- How do personal experiences influence your understanding of what you read?
- In what ways can you connect ideas from different texts to each other and to society?
- Why is it important to connect stories and information to your own life?
- How do your connections to society shape your interpretation of a text?
- What strategies can you use to identify and use connections while reading?