Name: Abegail Mendoza Date: ___________ Week1

Section: __________ School: _____________ Scores in Written Works: ____

Teacher: Nerish M. Noay Scores in Performance Tasks: _____

Making Connections

Priming Activity

Let us read the poem below. Reflect if this relates to you and the world you live in by answering the
questions that follow.

 What do sunset and evening star symbolize?

 What does turns again home in Stanza 2 mean?
 Who is the entity referred to by the word Pilot in Stanza 4?
 What does crossing the bar mean?
 How can you relate the meaning of the poem to your personal experiences?
 Can you associate this with other people’s experiences? Explain.

Learning Task 1: Read the

selection and answer the
questions that follow. Write
your answers in your
notebook.
1. On the eve of his death, what did Dr. King say about the opportunity that we have to do?
2. Even after his death, Dr. King has continued challenging the Americans to make America a better nation. What
evidence from the text supports this conclusion?
3. Based on this speech, what can you infer about economic and social justice in America?
4. Based on this proclamation, how could Americans support each other in bringing America closer to Dr. King's
"promised land" of equality and opportunity? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
5. In the last paragraph of the text, what did President Obama try to persuade people to do? Do you think this could
also be applied in the current situation of our country? Explain your answer.

MAKING CONNECTIONS
You might have not noticed, but your previous experiences, knowledge, emotions, and understanding affect what
and how you learn (Harvey & Goudvis, 2000). Called the schema, your background knowledge and experiences
help you make sense and meaning of the material you are exposed to. Learning how to access these prior
knowledge, experiences, emotions, and opinions can help you make a connection to the text to help you
understand concepts better.
Keene and Zimmerman (1997, as cited in Kardash, 2004) concluded that students like you comprehend better
when you make different kinds of connections. These three (3) connections include the following:

 text-to-self,

 text-to-text, and

 text-to-world.
 How you relate yourself to the character of King Arthur
in the “King Arthur and His Knights of the Round
Table” by Roger Lancelyn Green is text-to-self
connection. The way you compare the theme of the
novels written by Nicholas Sparks to each other is text-
to-text connection. Relating real-life issues and
scenarios to things read from a selection, on the other
hand, is text-to-world connection.

Making Annotations
The best way to remember and associate your
experiences with those presented in any text is by
annotating.
Annotating is to make marks on the text. It is not simply highlighting appealing words or sentences; though you
will most likely end up highlighting the entire selection. It is a purposeful strategy to help you comprehend what you
are reading on a deeper level than if you were to just read it straight through. It is an excellent way to deconstruct
the text into meaningful pieces for better understanding. Its main goal is to make connections between what you
already know—about practically anything—and the world around you.
There are four (4) major benefits of annotating (Azevedo, 2017).
A. It makes you more engaged in the material.
B. It slows your reading that helps you to focus on details and have better retention and comprehension.
C. It helps you process what you are reading.
D. It records textual evidence for later reference. You may even note your questions for further research.

Azevedo (2017) added that the following annotation strategies may be used:

 Circle any unfamiliar words, then look them up, and write down the definition.

 Use question marks to indicate areas of uncertainty.

 Use stars to indicate anything that seems important such as themes, symbols, foreshadowing, etc.
 Use exclamation points to indicate something dramatic or a key turning point.
 Circle (or mark somehow) character names any time they are introduced for the first time.
 Keep a list somewhere, maybe on the inside cover, of all the characters and their traits. Add to this list as new
characters are introduced or as you learn more about existing characters.
 Write your notes in the margins (best method), on sticky-notes (decent method), or in a separate notebook
(least favorable method).
 Paraphrase or summarize each chapter after you finish reading it. You only need a few sentences to do this.
Write them down at the beginning or end of the chapter.
 Write down any questions you have about the text – either questions you are willing to wait to find out the
answer as you read further, or questions you want to bring up to your teacher in class the next day.
 Use a color-coded system if that type of thing appeals to you.
 Give each chapter a title. So after you finish reading each chapter, go back to its title page and give it a title.
To make it more engaging and interesting, you may also use illustrated annotations which use images to
represent concepts and elements. The creation of illustrations may help you synthesize information and, at the
same time, may help increase creativity and engagement while reading. They make annotating texts a more
hands-on experience and learning a more meaningful and personal (Gehr, 2019).
Below is an example of how a
student used simple symbols
and/or annotations to note
significant elements from the
poem Crossing the Bar by Alfred
Lord Tennyson.
The student used symbol which served as his/her guide in understanding the text. Other annotations were also
used to express ideas, ask questions, and clarify important points.
Learning Task 2: Reread the selection in Learning
Task 1. In your notebook, copy and accomplish the
Community Connection Reading Response graphic
organizer below

Name: Abegail Mendoza Date: ___________ (2nd Week)

Section: __________ School: _____________ Scores in Written Works: ____
Teacher: Nerish M. Noay Scores in Performance Tasks: _____

Continuation of the 1st Week Activity

Topic: Making Connections
Learning Task 3: Based on the text in Learning Task 1, make a Community Plan using the template
below. Use a separate sheet for your output.

Learning Activity 4:
Read the short story
below. In your
notebook, draw
illustrated annotations
to take note of
important details and
concepts taken from
the text. Afterwards,
answer the questions
that follow.
 Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________ (3rd Week)
Section: __________ School: _____________ Scores in Written Works: ____
Teacher: Nerish M. Noay Scores in Performance Tasks: _____

Questions to Answer:
1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. Why did the characters sell their most valuable items?
3. What are magi? Relate your answer to the characteristics of Jim and Della.
4. How will you relate the story to your personal experiences?
5. How will you relate this story to the account on the three magi in the story of the birth of Jesus?
6. Does this world need more magi? Explain what life lessons can be derived/ learned from the given
story.
Learning Task 5: Using the selection in Learning Task 4, accomplish the Notice, Wonder, Connect
Organizer below. Do this in your paper.

Continuation of the 1st and 2nd Week Lesson

Topic: Making Connections
Learning Task 6: Make connections with the text you read in Learning Task 4 by answering the
Reflection Using Big Questions form below. Copy and complete the table in your notebook.
 Reflection Using Big Questions

Learning Task 7: Read the

article carefully. Then, in your
paper answer the questions
that follow. Use
annotations to get the main
idea of the selection.
Questions:
1. What are the two main ideas of the article?
2. What do you think is the purpose of the article?
3. Do you know any similar circumstances experienced by Filipino firefighters and/or other risk-reduction
personnel in your community?
4. Complete the Community Connections graphic
organizer on the next page.
 Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________ (4th Week)
Section: __________ School: _____________ Scores in Written Works: ____
Teacher: Nerish M. Noay Scores in Performance Tasks: _____

Topic: Making Connections

Learning Activity 8: Make a Cultural Content Connections Project related to the text you have read in
Learning Task 1. Do this in a one whole sheet of paper.
Name of Community Icon: ________________________________________________
This is an independent project where you will research on a particular community icon (living or not-
living), like a local hero, leader, volunteer, or advocate, who has made some sort of contribution to the
community and culture where you belong. Whether the community icon pioneered an advocacy, made
something better, contributed enormous ideas, or discovered something, we want to know about it.
You have five (5) choices for the type of product that you will be completing.
Choose one (1) from the given options.
 News Article: Write a front-page news story/article about your community icon and explain how he/she
and his/her advocacy, discovery or contribution affects your life.
 Children’s Book: Create a printed children’s book inspired by/using important details about your
famous community icon and his/her advocacy, discovery or contribution.
 Poster: Create a poster of your community icon including all important facts about his/her life and
advocacy, discovery or contribution.
 Model: Create a small 3-D (physical) model that represents what your famous community icon
achieved (the advocacy, discovery, contribution, etc.), with a written informational speech.
 Digital Presentation: Create a digital presentation that includes important details about your famous
community icon.
What should be included in your project?
1. The first, middle and last name of your community icon
2. A mugshot (picture of your community icon)
3. Years living (examples: 1901-1959; 1973 – to present)
4. His/Her place of origin
5. Your similarity with your community icon
6. Place where he/she did/does his/her work
7. A description of what your community icon is most famous for
8. Pictures, graphics or illustrations of what your community icon is famous for
9. A paragraph explaining how his/her accomplishment has benefited the community
10.Two interesting facts about your community icon.

Evaluation Activity:
Fill in the blanks with the correct terms relevant to what you have learned in this lesson. Choose from
the word pool below.

Making (1)_______________ with materials that you come across whether to yourself, to another
material, or to the (2)_______________ is a significant skill that helps you understand concepts better. It
is relative in improving other macro (3)_______________ like writing and speaking. Likewise, being able
to make connections helps you make a deeper sense of the world. Three (3) ways of establishing
connections are text-to-self, (4)_______________ and text-to-world.
Scores

Date of Distribution of Self-Instructed Material: _________________

Date of Retrieval: ___________________

Signature of the Student: ____________________

Signature of the Parent/Guardian : ____________________
Signature of the Subject Teacher:_ ____________________

Learning Task Scores

Priming Activity

Learning Task 1
Learning Task 2
Learning Task 3
Learning Task 4
Learning Task 5
Learning Task 6
Learning Task 7
Additional Activity 8
Evaluation Activity
Total Scores