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Making Connections Reading Comprehension Strategy Lesson - Digital EASEL by TpT

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Grade Levels
6th - 9th
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64 slides, 7 pages of handouts, 19 page lesson plan, 1 video
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Description

Making Connections is more than simply finding something that the text reminds you of.

Teach four PRO TIPS to help students form deeper connections when reading (instead of thin connections like “this book has a dog and I have a dog…”)

Here's what you get with this Making Connections Reading Comprehension Strategy product:

  • Slideshow Lesson,

  • Video (for distance learning or review),

  • Before / During / After Reading Handout that works with any text,

  • Metacognition / Review Questions,

  • Rubric

  • Comprehensive Lesson Plan with Detailed Script

  • Digital Learning format (Easel by TpT)


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Want to see exactly what you get before you buy this product?

  • Look at the PREVIEW PDF.
    (It is a watermarked version of the entire PDF resource.)

  • This YouTube video walks you through the entire slideshow lesson.

IMPORTANT!

  • This product contains an EASEL by TpT digital learning resource.

  • To make life easier, I've also included all of the PDF, Word / Powerpoint, Google Docs / Slides files from the original resource in this one as well.

  • This resource is on SALE for a limited time (as I convert my resources to this digital download format.)

  • What's new and improved? This product includes a digital learning version - Easel by TpT. (It's also more straightforward to use.)

  • If you purchased the older Google Drive version of this resource, please email Mike@educircles.org

This product includes the following FILE TYPES:

  • PDF handouts.

  • Google Docs™ / Microsoft Word™ versions of the handouts to edit.

  • Google Slides™ / Microsoft Powerpoint™ versions of the slideshow lesson and reading strategy poster.

  • Easel by TpT™ digital version.
    (You can learn more about the FREE Easel by TpT platform by clicking here.)

This product is SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD to use!


What do I do after I purchase this product?

Before you buy this product, there is a green button on the right side that says "ADD ONE TO CART"

After you buy this product, the green button will say "VIEW 2 FILES"

Click the "VIEW 2 FILES" button and a new window will pop up.

  • Click the "Download the PDF" button.

  • (optional) Click the "Preview and Assign" to customize the Easel by TpT™ digital version and assign it to your students using Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, or any other LMS.

What do I do after I download the PDF?

  • STEP 1: Click the link to the slideshow lesson (at the top of page 1.)

  • STEP 2: Print the PDF. (It has all of the handouts and the lesson plan.)

  • STEP 3: Teach.

This product is ready for DIGITAL LEARNING (Easel by TpT.)

  • If you're new to the FREE Easel by TpT platform, read this.

  • The link to the Easel by TpT version will appear on the right side of the page once you buy this product. Click on "VIEW 2 FILES" and then click "PREVIEW AND ASSIGN" (The link is also available in the downloaded PDF on page 2)

  • Delete the pages you don't need.

  • Assign the Easel by TpT resource to your students.

  • Students can use any device to type answers on the handout. (The text boxes automagically expand if you need more room. But, they also hide long answers so the page formatting does not get messed up!)

  • The Before / During / After Reading Handout has a "STOP and CHECK" checklist. Students click and drag the checkmarks onto the checklist as they complete each item.


TEACHING IDEAS:

Use this video and slideshow lesson to help students engage more deeply when they are doing active reading.

Students can use the independent work package handouts to demonstrate their thinking as they read.

The slideshow lesson is comprehensive, easy to use, and includes everything you need whether you are:

  • DISTANCE LEARNING in Google Classroom / Microsoft Teams / LMS

  • or TEACHING IN PERSON in your classroom

  • or doing a hybrid model with technology.

In this package, you get...

✅ the slideshow lesson to walk your students through

  • 4 tips to use the Making Connections strategy effectively

  • an example of how to use this strategy

  • how this strategy connects with active reading and 21st-century learning skills.

a generic Making Connections handout package 

  • that can be used with any text.

  • helps students make deeper connections before, during, and after reading. 

a metacognition handout with reflection questions

  • to help students reflect on this strategy

  • to encourage a growth mindset while reading

a rubric to assess or evaluate

  • ideas generated during reading, as well as

  • ideas generated during the metacognition reflection.

▶️ BONUS VIDEO: 

IMPORTANT NOTE: This product DOES NOT include a text for students to read! The package only includes the Making Connection strategy slideshow lesson and handouts.

This resource is intended for teachers to use with a novel or text that they are studying in class. 

Reading comprehension strategies like making connections help students engage with the text and gain a deeper understanding than just passively reading. 

If you want this product with reading texts, please check out the Making Connections bundle.

Making Connections Reading Bundle

OTHER Reading Comprehension Strategies: 

SAVE TIME and MONEY by getting the Reading Comprehension Strategies MEGA Bundle


DISTANCE LEARNING with GOOGLE CLASSROOM (or another LMS)

  • Step 1: Create an assignment in your Google Classroom (or LMS)

  • Step 2: Explain what students will read - a novel or textbook that you are using in class or one of the Educircles 21st Century Articles (not included.)

  • Step 3: Attach a link to the YouTube video or Attach the Google Slides or Microsoft Powerpoint lesson.

  • Step 4: Attach the link to the Easel by TpT file.

NO PREP VERSION for IN-PERSON learning in your classroom

  • Step 1: Watch the lesson video

  • Step 2: Print the PDF handouts.

  • Step 3: Use the independent work handouts with a novel or textbook that you are using in class or one of the Educircles 21st Century Articles (not included.)

EDIT and MODIFY the files for IN-PERSON learning in your classroom

  • Step 1: Update the Google Slides / Powerpoint or Google Docs / Word files to fit your class needs.

  • Step 2: Teach the slideshow lesson to your class. Get students to participate and give answers during the lesson.

  • Step 3: Use the independent work handouts with a novel or textbook that you are using in class or one of the Educircles 21st Century Articles (not included.)


If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask below in the Question & Answer section or email me at Mike@educircles.org

CHANGELOG

Single PDF File Update - June 29, 2022

This product now has a Single PDF to print (with a File Table of Contents and all handouts.)

  • I also added a digital learning version (Easel by TpT

  • NO CHANGES to content (slideshow, lesson plan, or handouts.)

  • I simplified file names.

If you have any questions, please email Mike@educircles.org

Total Pages
64 slides, 7 pages of handouts, 19 page lesson plan, 1 video
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
3 hours
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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