Fig. 19F-Making Connections and Intertextual Links Created by N. Guerra Making Connections Within and Across Texts

Hamburger Foldable Take out 3 sheets of paper and fold them “hamburger” style. Your teacher will pass around a stapler. Write the title “Making Connections Within and Across Texts” on the cover page. Write your name, date, and period. You will write notes; each slide is a different page.

Essential Question What should I focus on when I make connections within and across multiple pieces of texts?

Let’s Warm Up! (Activating Background Knowledge) Draw the Venn Diagram in your booklet and fill it out. How do lions and tigers differ, and how are they similar? LION TIGER Both Be ready to share with the class!

What are Similarities and Differences Across Texts? When you find similarities (same) and differences (different) between two passages or within one passage, you are looking for things that are the same and different. Things to compare (find the same) and things to contrast (find the difference) are text structure, ideas, and author’s purpose and perspective.

Why are Text Structure, Ideas, and Author’s Purpose and Perspective important? Text Structure: When looking at the way the passages are organized, ask yourself- Are they in chronological order, in order of importance, or in order of cause and effect, or in a different way? Ideas: When looking at the ideas of both passages, ask yourself- Are these passages talking about more than one idea or only one? Do the passages go into lots of details about one idea, or a bunch of ideas with very little details? Author’s Purpose and Perspective: When looking at the author’s goal of both passages, ask yourself-How do the writers present their information? What is the purpose of the text? Entertain, inform, persuade? What is the author’s attitude toward the topic? What is the tone of each passage?

How do you Connect, Compare, and Contrast? When you connect text, you discover the relationship between texts or within them. That means that you find out what main ideas they have in common that “connects” them together. When you compare text, you discover what they have that is the same or alike. That means that you find out what details they both share. When you contrast text, you discover what they have that is different. That means that you find out what details only ONE passage has EACH.

How do you Connect text? When connecting two passages together, you should focus on ideas, themes, and issues. Ideas: When connecting ideas, ask yourself- Do the two passages share the same main ideas? What are they both talking about? If the topics are not exactly the same, what connects them? Themes: When connecting themes, ask yourself-What is the lesson or message these two passages are trying to teach me? Issues: When connecting issues, ask yourself- What problems or conflicts do both characters or passages have? How are they the same or different?

How do you Compare text? When you compare two passages, you should focus on what they both have the same, such as main ideas, topics, problems, or solutions. Are the main ideas the same? Are the topics the same? Are both characters suffering from the same problem? Do both passages present the same type of solution to the problem?

How do you Contrast text? When contrasting two passages, you should focus on the things that make them different, such as problems, solutions, character’s reactions, and even the type of passages they are. Are the problems different? Are the solutions to those problems different? Did the character react differently from each other to a problem? What type of passage is each? Fiction? Expository? Persuasive? Are the author’s purposes different?

What did you learn (or re-learn)? Write a quick summary of the most important points in these notes and explain briefly what you gained from it in your own words. I learned that when I connect texts, I need to…