Describe Connections Between Text Elements - 1st Grade ELA
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Which option is the best way to answer when asked to describe a connection in a text?
Which option is the best way to answer when asked to describe a connection in a text?
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Name both text parts and state how they are linked. Good answers identify both parts and explain their relationship.
Name both text parts and state how they are linked. Good answers identify both parts and explain their relationship.
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What does it mean to describe a connection between two individuals in an informational text?
What does it mean to describe a connection between two individuals in an informational text?
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Tell how two people are related or how they affect each other. Connections show relationships like family, friends, or working together.
Tell how two people are related or how they affect each other. Connections show relationships like family, friends, or working together.
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What does it mean to describe a connection between two events in an informational text?
What does it mean to describe a connection between two events in an informational text?
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Tell how two happenings are linked, such as what comes first and next. Events connect through time order or cause-and-effect relationships.
Tell how two happenings are linked, such as what comes first and next. Events connect through time order or cause-and-effect relationships.
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What does it mean to describe a connection between two ideas in an informational text?
What does it mean to describe a connection between two ideas in an informational text?
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Tell how two thoughts or topics go together in the text. Ideas connect when they share a topic or support each other.
Tell how two thoughts or topics go together in the text. Ideas connect when they share a topic or support each other.
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What does it mean to describe a connection between two pieces of information in a text?
What does it mean to describe a connection between two pieces of information in a text?
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Tell how two facts fit together or support the same topic. Facts connect when they relate to the same subject or idea.
Tell how two facts fit together or support the same topic. Facts connect when they relate to the same subject or idea.
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Which question best helps you find a connection between two events: cause and effect?
Which question best helps you find a connection between two events: cause and effect?
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What happened, and what happened because of it. This question identifies cause (what happened) and effect (the result).
What happened, and what happened because of it. This question identifies cause (what happened) and effect (the result).
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Which question best helps you find a connection between two events: sequence?
Which question best helps you find a connection between two events: sequence?
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What happened first, and what happened next. This question identifies the order of events in time.
What happened first, and what happened next. This question identifies the order of events in time.
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Which question best helps you find a connection between two individuals in a text?
Which question best helps you find a connection between two individuals in a text?
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What does each person do, and how do their actions connect. This question explores how people's actions relate to each other.
What does each person do, and how do their actions connect. This question explores how people's actions relate to each other.
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Which clue word most often signals a cause-and-effect connection in a text?
Which clue word most often signals a cause-and-effect connection in a text?
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Because. This word introduces the reason something happens.
Because. This word introduces the reason something happens.
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Which clue word most often signals a result or effect in a text?
Which clue word most often signals a result or effect in a text?
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So. This word introduces what happens as a result.
So. This word introduces what happens as a result.
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Which clue word most often signals time order when connecting events in a text?
Which clue word most often signals time order when connecting events in a text?
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First. This word shows the beginning of a sequence.
First. This word shows the beginning of a sequence.
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Which option best completes the connection sentence: "These two facts connect because ____."
Which option best completes the connection sentence: "These two facts connect because ____."
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They are about the same topic or support the same main idea. Facts connect when they relate to one central topic.
They are about the same topic or support the same main idea. Facts connect when they relate to one central topic.
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Identify the connection: "Bees move pollen. This helps flowers make seeds."
Identify the connection: "Bees move pollen. This helps flowers make seeds."
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Cause and effect. Bees' action (moving pollen) causes seed production.
Cause and effect. Bees' action (moving pollen) causes seed production.
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Identify the connection: "The author says whales are mammals. Mammals breathe air."
Identify the connection: "The author says whales are mammals. Mammals breathe air."
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Detail supports an idea (fact supports the claim). The fact about breathing air supports the whale-mammal claim.
Detail supports an idea (fact supports the claim). The fact about breathing air supports the whale-mammal claim.
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Identify the connection: "A whale is a mammal, but a shark is a fish."
Identify the connection: "A whale is a mammal, but a shark is a fish."
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Contrast (difference). Shows opposing animal classifications.
Contrast (difference). Shows opposing animal classifications.
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