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Text Connections
1) Text-to-Text – How do the ideas in this text remind you of another text (story)? 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….
2) 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...
3) Text-to-World – How do the ideas in this text 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….