GRADE 5 ENGLISH Q4 W4 - MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INFORMATION VIEWED AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

A short quiz is conducted where participants identify the type of connection (text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world) for five given scenarios related to stories and personal experiences or news.

Teacher RV introduces the lesson's objective: learning to make connections between information viewed and personal experiences, and identifying the three ways of connecting to information. Making connections helps in understanding characters and stories better.

The story of 'The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark' is read aloud. It tells of three fish, Jim, Tim, and Kim, who build houses to escape a shark. Jim and Tim's houses are destroyed, but Kim's strong wooden ship withstands the shark, causing it to lose its teeth and saving them all.

Teacher RV makes a text-to-text connection by comparing 'The Three Little Fish' story to 'The Three Little Pigs', highlighting similar plot points where houses are destroyed by a antagonist until a strong house provides safety.

Text-to-text connection involves relating what you are currently reading to other texts you have read in the past, such as recognizing similar characters, settings, or events in different stories.

Text-to-self connection is about linking the reading material to one's own personal experiences, feelings, or life. An example used is relating to Cinderella's love for her father based on personal experiences.

Text-to-world connection is made when relating the text to real-world events, news, or global happenings. The example given is connecting to news about community lockdowns in Manila during a pandemic.

Teacher RV provides the correct answers to the quiz, explaining why each scenario represents a text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world connection. Participants are encouraged to share their scores.

During the Q&A segment, Teacher RV addresses a common question about the importance of making connections. The benefits include better understanding of characters, clearer mental pictures, increased engagement in reading, and focused reading.