Making Connections Within a Text - Playlist and Teaching Notes

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.

This product includes:
• 4 links to instructional videos or texts
• 1 link to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes four multiple choice questions and one matching question
• Definitions of key terms, such as analogy
• Examples of how to make connections within a cause-and-effect text structure
• “Currency in the United States of America” by Wisewire
• “America’s Women Veterans” by the Department of Veterans Affairs
• An excerpt from “Farewell Address of 1961” by President Eisenhower
• “Is a Sloth Really Slothful?” by Wisewire
• An excerpt from “Second Inaugural Address” by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file

The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels