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Type of Literacy Strategy:
Reading Comprehension (during reading and post-reading) and Writing (informal)
Reading Level:
All Secondary Reading Levels; Based on how the Connections Chart are used in the class, students at lower reading levels or ELs will most likely focus more on text to self right away and with practice and confidence they will grow to text to text and text to world.
Prep Time:
Depends on depth of use. 2-5 minutes for one-page guide. Less time if you have students take notes on printed articles/texts.
Connections Chart in Use -
- Choose a text to use
- As students read and after they have read texts, they should either annotate TS TT or TW as they see different connections and write a short explanation in the margins of their paper. OR, they can select specific quotes from the text and then talk about the TS TT or TW (this is when you can use the handout)
How to Fit into a Social Studies Classroom:
Connections charts fit into a social studies classroom very well in how they can help the student relate to the concepts and history that they are learning. Sometimes remembering facts and concepts in social studies classrooms can be difficult if students can’t relate to the content. So if they can relate the text to themselves on different levels and then relate the text to other text they know and then to current events, they will be able to remember more as they have related it to multiple levels. One could use it specifically in primary documents, pictures, and events from the past.
Middle or High School (In-text) Example
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