Making Text-to-Self Connections

The video tutorial explains the concept of text-to-self connections, which involve relating personal experiences to characters and events in a story. It highlights how these connections can be made by identifying similarities and differences between the story and one's own life. The tutorial emphasizes that making such connections enhances comprehension and engagement with the text.

What is a text-to-self connection?

• A connection between the text and the author's life

• A connection between two different stories

• A connection between the text and the reader's own life

• A connection between the text and another text

Why is making a text-to-self connection important?

• It helps us understand the story better

• It changes the story's ending

• It makes the story more difficult to read

• It makes the story longer

What is a text-to-self connection NOT?

• A connection between the text and another text

• A connection between the text and a movie

• A connection between the text and the author's life

• A connection between the text and the reader's own life

How can stories remind us of our own lives?

• By having the same author

• By being written in the same language

• By having similar characters or events

• By having the same number of pages

What might a character in a story remind us of?

• A book we have read

• A place we have visited

• Someone we know or ourselves

• A movie we have watched

What is an example of connecting with a story's event?

• Remembering a similar event in our own life

• Predicting the next event in the story

• Finding a similar event in another book

• Changing the event in the story

What is an example of a text-to-self connection with a character?

• A character has the same hobby as us

• A character lives in a different country

• A character speaks a different language

• A character has a different job

What might you say when making a text-to-self connection?

• This is a boring story

• This is exactly the same as another book

• This is nothing like my life

• This reminds me of a time when...

How can a story be different from our own life?

• By having a different setting

• By having different events

• By having different characters

• All of the above

What is an example of a difference between a story and real life?

• A character has the same job as us

• A character lives in the same city as us

• A character has the same name as us

• A character dislikes something we enjoy