Comprehension · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.7.2.2 - Relate two or more ideas in a text

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify two or more separate ideas or events in a given text.
Explain how two ideas in a text are connected (for example, cause and effect, time order, or shared theme).
Connect an idea from a text to a personal experience or memory.
Relate an idea from one text to an idea in a different text read earlier in the term.
Use sentence frames such as “This reminds me of…” and “This idea connects to… because…” to express relationships between ideas.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.7)
Content standard: B5.2.7.2 - Apply critical reading, implied meaning, higher order thinking, judgment and evaluation
Indicator: B5.2.7.2.2 - Relate two or more ideas in a text
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 101
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Through relevant questions, have learners make personal
- connections with a text read.
e.g. Does the message in this passage remind you
of something? Answer: This story reminds me of a holiday I spent with my grandfather.
- Have learners relate two or more ideas within the text or from different texts.