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Fri. Sept. 23rd 2022 – Grade 8 Class
Hello Senudi & Chandil,
Welcome! My name is Ms. S and I will be your teacher for this school year. Today, we will be going over expectations and just brief introductory lessons/notes/etc.
Lesson #1: Oral Communication: Deeper Understanding of Texts:
Making connections
Sometimes the knowledge or experience we have about something influences our thoughts about that topic.
The art of connection
There are three main ways that we make connections to oral and written texts.
Text to Self:
These are connections between the text and our own knowledge and lived experiences. If we are about to explore poetry in class, we begin to make text-to-self connections about this text. What, if any, poetry have I experienced before? Do I have a favourite poem? Do I enjoy this form of text?
Text-to-Text:
These are connections we make between texts and other types of texts. What are the similarities between these two text forms? What are the differences?
Text to World:
These are connections we make between texts and the world around us. If we return to the example about the poem, as we are experiencing the poem, we may begin to connect the message of the poem to the world around us. Where have I explored this message in the world around me before? What facts have I learned about this topic? What current day events in the world or my community does this poem make me think of?
Activity Time: Make one or more connections to the following examples of oral texts.
- an audio book about friendship
- a song about the artist’s lived experience
- a short video clip on stars
- a short story about creativity
- a debate on cell phones for teens
- a presentation on a new type of energy resource
Record your connections in the following fillable and printable document or using another method of your choice.
Be sure to share the detailed connection that refers both to the text AND the connector for each of the examples.
Access to Document: https://elementary.tvolearn.com/laoc8_elem/assets/locker_docs/laoc8_04.03.pdf
Consolidation:
Finding connection points
Find an oral text to explore.
Consider one of the following examples:
- a song OR a podcast
- a magazine article OR the evening news broadcast
- social media influencer
- YouTube recipe tutorial OR a TED Talk
Whichever text you chose, you will now make at least one text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection to that text. If you are unable to make one of the connections, explain why you could not find a connection point.
Use this chart to help you: https://elementary.tvolearn.com/laoc8_elem/assets/locker_docs/laoc8_04.05.pdf