https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-grade-reading-and-vocab/xb350e60168d6e96f:key-ideas-and-details-5/xb350e60168d6e96f:connecting-parts-of-texts-5/v/g5-relationships-between-ideas-scientific 2025-08-04T14:06:31.078798338Z Relationships between ideas in informational text We want to identify key elements: what are the most important people, events, or ideas in a text? What's happening, who's doing what? Then we figure out the relationship between those elements. Who or what caused something to happen? What happened as a result? We can find relationships between events, people, and even ideas. Doing that will help you understand the connections between different parts of a text and better understand what you read. David Rheinstrom video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/38ad9b2b-af76-464e-ad07-fc9171ca795f_1280_720_base.png Relationships between ideas in informational text We want to identify key elements: what are the most important people, events, or ideas in a text? What's happening, who's doing what? Then we figure out the relationship between those elements. Who or what caused something to happen? What happened as a result? We can find relationships between events, people, and even ideas. Doing that will help you understand the connections between different parts of a text and better understand what you read. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/6qjq8DQQDCQ.mp4/6qjq8DQQDCQ.mp4 204 Connecting parts of texts https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-grade-reading-and-vocab/xb350e60168d6e96f:key-ideas-and-details-5/xb350e60168d6e96f:connecting-parts-of-texts-5/a/understanding-relationships-between-people-events-and-ideas-in-a-text-5th 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Understanding relationships between people, events, and ideas in a text | Guided practice Learn how to make connections between elements of a text. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-grade-reading-and-vocab/xb350e60168d6e96f:key-ideas-and-details-5/xb350e60168d6e96f:connecting-parts-of-texts-5/a/comparing-characters-settings-and-events-in-a-story-4th 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Comparing characters, settings, and events in a story | Guided practice Learn how comparing story elements can help you better understand a literary text. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-grade-reading-and-vocab/xb350e60168d6e96f:key-ideas-and-details-5/xb350e60168d6e96f:connecting-parts-of-texts-5/e/conections-between-parts-of-texts-5 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Connections between parts of texts Practice connections between parts of texts Heaether M. Meston exercise