Graphic Organizers - Character and Story
Text-to-Self Connection
This graphic organizer allows students to record connections between the text they are reading and their own lives, beliefs, ideas, or experiences. The “text” they are using may be an excerpt, story, book, or film. The more authentic and deep the connections, the greater the students’ understanding of the original text. Additionally, making connections requires students to read more actively and thoughtfully leading to greater student engagement.
Text-to-Text Connection
This graphic organizer allows students to record connections between the text they are reading and other texts. The “text” they are using may be an excerpt, story, book, or film. The more authentic and deep the connections, the greater the students’ understanding of the original text. Additionally, making connections requires students to read more actively and thoughtfully leading to greater student engagement.
Text-to-World Connection
This graphic organizer allows students to record connections between the text they are reading and the larger world. The “text” they are using may be an excerpt, story, book, or film. The more authentic and deep the connections, the greater the students’ understanding of the original text. Additionally, making connections requires students to read more actively and thoughtfully leading to greater student engagement.
Story Structure
This simple graphic organizer allows students to identify the main events of a story or book in a beginning-middle-end structure. Generally, the begging includes the setting and characters. The middle includes the problem and the events leading to a solution. The end includes the resolution and perhaps an answer to the question: “How are the characters different than they were at the beginning of the story?”