LG.ELAR.4.A
Compare text events with personal and other readers' experiences.
Literary Genres · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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text eventspersonal experiencesreaders' experiencescomparison
Skills
- compare (text events with personal experiences) #dok2
- compare (text events with other readers' experiences) #dok2
- make connections (between texts and readers' own lives) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify events in a text. #dok1
- I can recall my own experiences as they relate to text events. #dok1
- I can compare events in a text with my own experiences. #dok2
- I can compare events in a text with another reader's experiences. #dok2
- I can connect ideas from a text to real life situations or experiences. #dok2
Big Ideas
- Connecting texts to personal and others’ experiences deepens understanding.
- Literature provides opportunities to relate, reflect, and empathize with different perspectives.
Essential Questions
- How can I relate events in a text to my own life?
- How might my experiences influence my interpretation of a text?
- In what ways do other readers’ experiences offer new perspectives on a text?
- How can comparing my experiences with a text's events enhance my understanding?
- Why is it important to connect personal experiences to events in literature?