Text Connections and Evidence

What are the three ways that a reader can make a connection to a text?

• text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world

• text-to-myself, text-to-America, text-to-book

• text, book, world

• none of the above

Which example best explains a Text-to-Text connection?

• "I read a book last year about how some lizards can be dangerous, and in the book Holes we read about a dangerous yellow spotted lizard that could potentially harm the people at Camp Green Lake."

• both a and d

• "This text reminds me of the time I went to Las Vegas to see a live show."

• "I read another book about spiders that explained that spirders have venom and in this book I am learning about the top 10 dangerous spiders in the world."

Why do good readers make connections with what they read?

Which example best explains a Text-to-World connection?

• "I saw a program on television that talked about how to get a college scholarship."

• "I read a book last year that talked about how to receive scholarships before entering college."

• both a and b

• none of the above

What is this question asking about?

Which quotation provides the best evidence that the new house didn’t meet the narrator’s expectations?

• vocabulary + context clues

• summary

• text evidence

• inferencing

What is this question asking about?

What quotation from the selection best supports the answer to Part A?

• theme

• author's purpose

• text evidence

• characterization

What is this question asking about?

Both the narrator in “The House on Mango Street” and Gregg from “Homeless in America” ​​​​​ —

• making connections across texts

• summary

• text evidence

• characterization

Which of the following is an example of a Text-to-Self connection?

• A) This book reminds me of another book I read about friendship.

• B) This story reminds me of my own experience moving to a new city.

• C) This article is similar to a documentary I watched about climate change.

• D) This poem is like another poem I studied in class.

What is the primary purpose of using text evidence in literary analysis?

• A) To summarize the text

• B) To support interpretations and arguments

• C) To list all characters

• D) To describe the setting

Which sentence best demonstrates correct use of textual evidence?

• A) The author says, 'The sky was blue.'

• B) I think the sky is blue.

• C) Blue is a color mentioned in the text.

• D) The text is about the sky.