Making connections is when we make links between

§Making connections is when we make links between what we already know and the text. §There are three kids of connections we can make: §Text to self §Text to text §Text to world

§ That part reminds me of ___________. § I remember when ___________. § That makes me think about the time when ___________. § I felt like ___________ (character) when ___________. § I had similar experiences ___________. § That happened to me one ___________. § I think I would have felt differently from ___________ because ___________. § I know a person like this character ___________. § This part is similar to my life because ___________. § This part is different to my life because ___________.

§ This reminds me of another book I read ___________. § A character who is like ___________ is ___________ from the book ___________ because ___________. § I have already read about this in ___________.

§ I know that happens in the real world like when ___________. § This is different from things that happen in the real world because ___________. § I saw a television program/film about this topic ___________. § I read a book/article that talked about this: ___________.