Reading: Making Connections
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Text-to-Text
How do the ideas in this text remind you of another text (story, book, movie, song, etc)? Complete one of the following statements:
· What I just read reminds me of ___________________ (story/book/movie/song) because...
· The ideas in this text are similar to the ideas in ___________________ because….
· The ideas in this text are different than the ideas in ___________________ because….
Text-to-Self
How do the ideas in this text relate to your own life, ideas and experiences? Complete one of the following statements:
· What I just read reminds me of the time when I….
· I agree with/understand what I just read because in my own life...
· I don't agree with what I just read because in my own life...
Text-to-World
How do the ideas in this text reading relate to the larger world – past, present and future. Complete one of the following statements:
· What I just read makes me think about _________________________ (event from the past) because……
· What I just read makes me think about _________________________ (event from today related to my own community, nation or world) because….
· What I just read makes me wonder about the future because….
How do the ideas in this text remind you of another text (story, book, movie, song, etc)? Complete one of the following statements:
· What I just read reminds me of ___________________ (story/book/movie/song) because...
· The ideas in this text are similar to the ideas in ___________________ because….
· The ideas in this text are different than the ideas in ___________________ because….
Text-to-Self
How do the ideas in this text relate to your own life, ideas and experiences? Complete one of the following statements:
· What I just read reminds me of the time when I….
· I agree with/understand what I just read because in my own life...
· I don't agree with what I just read because in my own life...
Text-to-World
How do the ideas in this text reading relate to the larger world – past, present and future. Complete one of the following statements:
· What I just read makes me think about _________________________ (event from the past) because……
· What I just read makes me think about _________________________ (event from today related to my own community, nation or world) because….
· What I just read makes me wonder about the future because….