LESSON TWO: Making Connections

                             

LESSON DESCRIPTION

Students share their thoughts from previous day. Students listen to a second reading of When the Relatives Came.

 

GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

R1I          Identify connections between text ideas-similarities and differences in information and relationships in various fiction and nonfiction works; text ideas and own experiences; text ideas and the world, with assistance.

 

LESSON MATERIALS

§         Sources of literature

o           When the Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

 

§         Supplies 

o        Chart paper

o        Sticky notes

 

§         Handouts provided

o        None

 

§         Words to know

o        fiction

o        nonfiction

 

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 

Teacher observation, responses form prompt.

 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

 

1.        Reread When the Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant. Prior to rereading, discuss the idea of making text-to-self connections. Review prompt responses from the previous day. Share definition of making connections.

 

Strategy

 

 

Definition of making connections:

Making connections occurs when a student links the background knowledge they have to information in a particular text.

 

2.        During the second reading, stop periodically and allow student to share their thoughts (text-to-self connections) from the book during a pair-share opportunity.

 

Strategy

 

 

Pair-Share

Students turn to a partner and shares their thoughts and ideas from the text with another student. Model this process before using in the classroom.

 

 

  1. Students hare with the whole class some of their thoughts/ideas from the pair-share.

 

Idea

 

 

Record students’ thinking with remind me notes. This involves giving each student a stick-note, putting their name on it, and jotting down their thoughts about the text.

Develop a T-Chart. “Information in Text”/ “Reminds me of”

It is essential that a student’s name be placed beside his/her thoughts. This is crucial because it gives the students ownership and the belief that their ideas are important.