Elementary Library

Unit 2 5

Week 5 How does reading build empathy?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will analyze connections for usefulness in increasing comprehension of texts.

I can analyze connections between different texts, the word, and self.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Sticky notes Pencils Analysis Table Tents

Analyze - to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain Connection - when something in a story reminds you of something else that helps you understand the text better Text-to-text - relating two books or texts to each other to understand better Text-to-world - relating a book to information you already know about the world to understand better

Choose 2 ●​

A Different Pond by Bao Phi Drawn Together by Minh Le

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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes ●​ I Talk Like A River by Jordan Scott ●​ Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon by Simran Jeet Singh

Text-to-self - relating a book to yourself to understand better

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door. Follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Say: Close your eyes and imagine you are starting at a new school. I’m going to give you two pieces of advice and I want you to think and decide which piece of advice is most useful. Ready? First, a good way to make new friends is to compliment others and ask them questions. That’s the first piece of advice. Here’s the second: Red is a very loud color to wear. Okay, think. Which advice is most useful for the first day of school? Turn to a partner and whisper your ideas. [Allow time to partner share] Now, share out. What do you think? [Call on a few students to group share] In this case, what color to wear is probably less useful than tips on how to make friends. Like determining which advice is most useful, we are going to be using our analysis skills today to determine which connections to a text are most useful in helping us understand that book.

OBJECTIVE Display objectives.

Say: Here is our learning goal: I can analyze connections between different texts, the world, and self. What does it mean to analyze? 112