Comprehension Activity #1

Activity: As students read they will write down any text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections that they have from the novel, James and the Giant Peach.
Accommodations for Diverse Learners:	ELL students could verbalize their connections to the teacher rather than writing them down.
Johns’ Text:  Yes or No If “No,” source is:	No Course, Lisa Norris (Instructor) The teaching of reading and language arts in the intermediate grades. ISU
Used Before:  Yes or No	No
Reference(s):	Dahl, R. (1996). James and the Giant Peach. New York: Knopf.
Technology Integration:	If taught at a school that is 1:1 students could complete the worksheet on their computer/iPad via a Google Doc that is shared with the teacher.

Assessment:
Formative Assessment:	Keep track of students’ daily participation during discussions.
Accommodations for Diverse Learners:	Pull as a small group to discuss any connections they made that day.
Summative Assessment:	Students will fill out the text connections worksheet.
Accommodations for Diverse Learners:	ELL students could verbalize their connections to the teacher rather than writing them down.

Iowa/ COMMON CORE LITERACY STANDARD(S)

W.5.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. RL.5.IA.1 Employ the full range of research-based comprehension strategies, including making connections, determining importance, questioning, visualizing, making inferences, summarizing, and monitoring for comprehension.

Iowa/ COMMON CORE CONTENT STANDARD(S)

N/A

Directions: As you read, write down any text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections that you have for the book.

Text-to-Text Connections

Sometimes a story will make a reader think of another book that he/she has read or heard about.

Text-to-Self Connections

Sometimes a story will remind a reader about something that happened in his/her own life such as a birthday party, a vacation, a pet, etc. Sometimes, the text-to-self connection is about an event that happened in someone else’s life such as an aunt, a friend, your pet, etc.

Text-to-World Connections

Sometimes a story will make a reader think about something that is happening in the world.

Text-to-Text Describe below some connections that can be made from the book you are reading to another book or movie.
Text-to-Self Describe below some connections that can be made from the book you are reading to an experience you or someone that you know has had.
Text-to-World Describe below some connections that can be made from the book you are reading to the world.

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3-4	Above and Beyond
Making Connections Text-to-Text Text-to-Self Text-to-World	Reader made no connections between text and self/text/or world.	Reader made simple connections but did not explain them all in detail.	Reader made connections and based them on background knowledge and/or experiences. Reader also had clear explanations on most connections.	With all connections, reader explained in detail how their background experiences aided in the comprehension of text.