Reading Wrap-Up: Schema

As we "wrap-up" our introduction to SCHEMA, here are some helpful posters you can use to practice using schema and making connections when you read at home.

Use these Thinking Stems for Schema to start your connections...

REMEMBER! You still have to end your thought with evidence from the text that you are connecting to.

Here are some examples of how we practiced this in class:

We listened to and read the lyrics for "Rachel Delevoryas" by Randy Stonehill

Some connections were:

 "This song reminds me of the book we read called Don't Laugh At Me because in that book, people were made fun of because of things like wearing glasses and it hurt their feelings. In the song, Rachel was made fun of because of her thick glasses and dowdy hair and it hurt her feelings." (Text-to-Text connection)

"I'm remembering when I was sad and cried because my feelings were hurt, just like Rachel cried because her feelings were hurt when they called her ugly." (Text-to-Self Connection)

Use the Schema thinking stems to help you make connections AND tell how that connection helped you understand what you read better. (If it doesn't help, it might be a weak connection...make STRONG connections that MATTER to your comprehension!)

Happy Connecting!

Mrs. Coleman