Connections making connections to text Read Aloud Be

Connections making connections to text

Read Aloud Be prepared to make a text-to-self connection to the read aloud. ¢ Consider not only the events of the chapter, but the emotions that the characters are feeling. ¢ How can you connect to what the author is going through? ¢

Text to Self Connection (T-S) You are connecting the story to your own life, experiences, and feelings. This reminds me of… l I understand how the character feels because… l The setting makes me think about another place… l I experienced this myself… l

Text to Self ¢ Make a connection to the following: Be sure your connection has some depth. Example – The main character from Diary of a Wimpy Kid reminds me of my nephew because he struggles to make friends and has a hard time in school socially.

Text to Text Connections (T-T) You are connecting the characters, setting, and events from one story to another. l l The character in this story is like the character in… The setting in this story is the same as the setting in… This event is like the event in… These two stories are alike…

Text to Text Make a connection to the following: Be sure your connection has some depth. Example – Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day are alike because the main characters both have some pretty rotten things happening like brothers picking on them and fights with friends. Alexander’s occurs in one day and Greg’s is over the course of a school year.

Text to World Connections (T-W) You are connecting the story to world history and events. This happened in real life… l This is like something I heard on the news… l This happened when… l This story is similar to… l

Text to World ¢ Make a connection to the following: Be sure your connection has some depth. Example – Diary of a Wimpy Kid makes me think of students in MS and other grades that are bullied. There about 160, 000 children that miss school every day out of fear of being bullied.

Your Turn ¢ Ch Make T – S, T – T, and T – W connections to the following: oos e 1