Connections with Clancy
In this simple worksheet, students can choose which connection they can make to any text before drawing and labelling how they made that connection.
Use this sheet at the conclusion of reading a whole class text or use as a small group book response. Discuss possible connections or refer back to the Making Connections presentation before students complete the task independently.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to use comprehension strategies to find literal and inferred meaning in texts.
- We are learning to use comprehension strategies to find literal and inferred meaning in texts.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E1LY05
9
Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising and questioning when listening, viewing and reading to build literal and inferred meaning by drawing on vocabulary and growing knowledge of context and text structures
ACELY1660
8.4
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information in texts that they listen to, view and read by drawing on growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features
EN1-4A
old
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies
EN1-VOCAB-01
new
Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas
EN1-RECOM-01
new
Comprehends independently read texts that require sustained reading by activating background and word knowledge, connecting and understanding sentences and whole text, and monitoring for meaning
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
Some students may require a teacher to scribe their verbalized ideas after they have drawn.
Extensions
Ask students to write sentences about their connections to show more detail and connection.
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