Learning Target: Members of your family will be able to make text-to-self, text-to-text or text-to-world connections to the stories and characters to better understand what it takes to never lose hope.
Evidence of Learning: Family members will be able to make at least 3 connections to the lesson. The connections must be different types: text-to-self, text-to-text or text-to-world. Finally, they will also be able to clearly explain how their connection helped them understand what it means to never lose hope.
Different Types of Connections to Make:
Ø Text-to-Self: connections that are made between what the student is reading and their own experiences and feelings
Ø Text-to-Text: connections between the book and previous books the reader has read before
Ø Text-to-World: connections between the readers book and things that are going on in the world
Directions: You are to read 2 different short stories that relate to the theme of never losing hope. Read one of the books together, as a family, and read the other book independently. This lesson consists of 2 parts. For each part, you are to answer questions 1-5 and make at least one different type of connection in the table below. Each family member needs a worksheet.
Part 1: Guided Practice (work together as a family)
Book title:
Type of Connection: Text-to-
Passage from book:
Connection
5. How did this help me understand what it means to never lose hope in difficult times?
Part 3: Independent Practice
Book title:
Type of Connection: Text-to-
Passage from book:
Connection
How did this help me understand what it means to never lose hope in difficult times?
Learning Target: Members of your family will be able to make text-to-self, text-to-text or text-to-world connections to the stories and characters to better understand what it takes to never lose hope.
Evidence of Learning: Family members will be able to make at least 3 connections to the lesson. The connections must be different types: text-to-self, text-to-text or text-to-world. Finally, they will also be able to clearly explain how their connection helped them understand what it means to never lose hope.
Directions: You are to read 2 different short stories that relate to the theme of never losing hope. Read one of the books together, as a family, and read the other book independently. This lesson consists of 2 parts. For each part, you are to answer questions 1-5 and make at least one different type of connection in the table below. Each family member needs a worksheet.
Part 1: Guided Practice (work together as a family)
- Book title:
- Type of Connection: Text-to-
- Passage from book:
- Connection
- 5. How did this help me understand what it means to never lose hope in difficult times?
Part 3: Independent Practice- Book title:
- Type of Connection: Text-to-
- Passage from book:
- Connection
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