Making Connections Lesson

Making Connections

Students will be able to make a connection to what they are reading.

Multiple Choice

What is this books genre?

• Realistic Fiction

• Information text

• Science Fiction

• Folktale

Open Ended

Some of us in the class have come from another country or have family members that have come from another country. If you know where those family members have come from please type the name of the countries below.

Open Ended

We are going to learn a lot about Lola and her neighborhood and community. What is something special about your neighborhood or community? (Think about Lynn as a whole or the people who live in your house, on your street, or block)

Multiple Select

In this book, Lola is from an island called the Dominican Republic. Has anyone heard of the Dominican Republic?

• Yes! My family is from there!

• Yes!

• I think so?

• No, I haven't

Multiple Choice

The text you are reading reminds you of your life.

• Text to text connection

• Text to self connection

• Text to world connection

Multiple Choice

The text you are reading reminds you of another book/text.

• Text to text connection

• Text to self connection

• Text to world connection

Multiple Choice

You are connecting the story/text you are reading to world history or events

• Text to text connection

• Text to self connection

• Text to world connection

Multiple Choice

Do you think Lola is worried about this assignment?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Open Ended

How does Mr. Rodriguez's memory connect to Lola's life now?

Multiple Select

Stop and think...so far can you make a text to text, text to self, or text to world connection? After you write one down choose which one you wrote about!

• text to text

• text to self

• text to world

Multiple Select

Stop and think...so far can you make a text to text, text to self, or text to world connection? After you write one down choose which one you wrote about!

• text to text

• text to self

• text to world