Unwrapped Standards: RL.4.7 - Make Connections Between the Text of a Story Or Drama And

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CollegeandCareer Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard / Standard: RL.4.7-Make connections between thetext of astoryor dramaand avisual or oral presentation of thetext, identifyingwhere each version reflects specificdescriptions and directionsin thetext.
R.CCR.7 Integrateand evaluatecontent presented in diversemedia and formats, includingvisually
and quantitatively,as well as in words. / Questions to FocusLearning
Howdoes comparingdifferent forms ofliterarytext (written, visual and oral) bymakingconnections build understandingof thetext?
Themedium an authorchooses to present a text affects areader's understandingand theconnections that can bemade to a text.
Student FriendlyObjectives
KnowledgeTargets
I can make connections between written, visual, and oral versionsofatextto improvemycomprehension of thetext. Iknow that making connections requires meto considerthe text and mybackground knowledge.
I can identifydescriptions anddirections in awritten, visual, or oral presentation ofatext.
Reasoning Targets
I can useconcrete details, quotations, and otherinformation from a presentation oftext to explain the connectionsI
made.
I can comparedifferent presentations of atext usingconcretedetails, quotations, and otherinformation from each presentation of thework.
Vocabularycompare
connections
description directions
makingconnections
presentations of text (written, oral, visual)

Teacher Tips

ComparingtheBook to theMovie—This websiteprovides some samplequestions for comparingabook to its film version.

Get theReel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies—In this Read Write Think lesson plan, students compareand contrast books with movies usingagraphic organizer to comparethe literaryelements of both versions.

Mark TeagueInterview—Mark Teaguediscusses his illustratingbackground in this ReadingRockets video interview. ReadingThrough the Arts--This article provides teachers with alist of questions theycanask students to promptthem to think moredeeplyabout a book’s illustrations.

TeachingwithIllustrators—Artistssharebackground knowledgeon creatingthe illustrations of four different picture books.

Vertical Progression

RL.K.7 -With promptingand support, describethe relationship between illustrations and the storyin which they appear(e.g., what moment in astoryan illustration depicts).

RL.1.7 -Useillustrations and details in astoryto describeits characters, setting, or events.

RL.2.7 -Useinformationgained from theillustrations and words in aprintordigital text to demonstrate understandingof its characters, setting, or plot.

RL.3.7 -Explain how specific aspects ofatext's illustrations contributeto what is conveyed bythewords in astory

(e.g., create mood,emphasize aspects of acharacter orsetting).

RL.5.7 -Analyzehow visual and multimedia elements contributeto themeaning, tone, orbeautyofatext (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction,folktale, myth, poem).

RL.6.7 -Compare and contrast the experienceof readingastory, drama, orpoem tolisteningto or viewing an audio, video, orliveversion ofthetext, includingcontrastingwhat they"see"and"hear"whenreadingthe text to what they perceivewhen theylistenor watch.

RL.7.7 -Compare and contrast a written story, drama, orpoem toits audio, filmed, staged, ormultimediaversion, analyzingthe effects of techniques unique to eachmedium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, orcamerafocus and angles in a film).

RL.8.7 -Analyzetheextent to which a filmed orlive production ofastoryordrama staysfaithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluatingthechoices madebythe director or actors.

RL.9-10.7 -Analyzetherepresentation of asubject or akeyscenein two differentartistic mediums, includingwhat is emphasized or absent ineach treatment (e.g.,Auden's"MuseedesBeauxArts" andBreughel'sLandscapewith the

FallofIcarus).

RL.11-12.7 -Analyzemultiple interpretations of astory, drama, or poem (e.g.,recorded or live production ofaplay or recorded novel or poetry),evaluatinghoweachversion interprets thesourcetext. (Includeat leastoneplayby Shakespeare and oneplaybyanAmerican dramatist.)

The aboveinformation and more (e.g.,additional resources) can beaccessed for freeon the Wiki-Teacherwebsite. Direct link forthis standard: RL.4.7