Making Connections

How many types of connections can you make while you are reading?

• 3

• 4

• 5

What is a text to self connection? 

• When something you read reminds you of another story. 

• When you read something and it reminds you of a time when that happened to you. 

What is a text-to-text connection?

• When you use your cell phone to text your teacher.

• When something you read reminds you of something else you read.

• When the text teaches you something important.

 A text to text Connection is a connection between two 

• books 

• people

Text-to-world connections is when your novel reminds you of...

• Someone you know

• Someone famous

• A place

• Things going on in your community or the world

• All of the above

Why should we make connections to what we are reading?

• to fully or better understand what we are reading 

• To make the story longer