LeSSON 5
MAKING
CONNECTIONS
LESSON OBJECTIVE
01
Make connections between
information viewed and
personal experiences.
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LESSON CONTENT
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Text-to-Self Text-to-Text Text-to-World
LESSON 5
MAKING
CONNECTIONS
TEXT-TO-SELF
Text-to-self connections
01
involve connecting the text
to your own life experiences.
Ask yourself how the
characters' emotions or
situations relate to your own
experiences or feelings.
Text: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Text: "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio
Kinney Connection: Auggie's first day at
Connection: When Greg faces school and his desire to fit in is
embarrassing situations at school, it something I can relate to when I
reminds me of the times when I've started a new school. I felt
had similar funny and awkward nervous and wanted to make
moments with my friends.
friends, just like him.
TEXT-TO-SELF CONNECTION EXAMPLES:
Text: "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Text: "The One and Only Ivan" by
Anne Frank Katherine Applegate
Connection: Anne's diary reminds Connection: Ivan's desire to protect
me of the importance of staying his friends and find a better place
hopeful even during difficult times, for them resonates with my own
just like she did while hiding from feelings of wanting to keep my
the Nazis during World War II. loved ones safe and happy.
TEXT-TO-TEXT
Text-to-text connections
02 involve relating the text
you're reading to other texts
or stories you've
encountered. You might
notice similarities in themes,
characters, or plot elements.
TEXT-TO-TEXT CONNECTION EXAMPLES:
TEXT A: "THE LIGHTNING THIEF" BY
CONNECTION:
Both books feature the adventures
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RICK RIORDAN
of a greek character, and their
TEXT B: “THE TRIALS OF APOLLO” friends as they face mythical
BY RICK RIORDAN
creatures and challenges.
TEXT A: "THE LION, THE WITCH AND
CONNECTION:
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THE WARDROBE" BY C.S. LEWIS Just like the magical worlds in "The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
TEXT B: "HARRY POTTER AND THE and "Harry Potter," these books
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE" BY J.K.
ROWLING transport you to enchanting places
filled with magical creatures and
extraordinary adventures.
TEXT-TO-TEXT CONNECTION EXAMPLES:
CONNECTION:
TEXT A: "CHARLOTTE'S Both books feature a special
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TEXT B: "BABE: THE
GALLANT PIG" BY DICK
03 bond between a farm animal and
a human, showing how friendship
can be formed between very
KING-SMITH different creatures.
TEXT A: "ALICE'S ADVENTURES CONNECTION:
04 IN WONDERLAND" BY LEWIS
CARROLL
TEXT B: "THE WONDERFUL
04 In both stories, young
protagonists embark on
extraordinary adventures in
WIZARD OF OZ" BY L. FRANK strange, magical lands, meeting
BAUM quirky characters along the way.
TEXT-TO-WORLD
Text-to-world connections
03 involve relating the text to
broader real-world issues,
events, or cultural contexts.
Consider how the text's themes
or messages reflect or comment
on the world around us.
Text: "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss Text: "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"
by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
Connection: The Lorax speaks for Connection: William's story of using
the trees, which helps me wind power to help his community
understand why it's important in relates to the global issue of
the real world to protect our renewable energy and how people all
environment and not harm our over the world are finding solutions to
planet's forests and animals. problems.
TEXT-TO-WORLD CONNECTION EXAMPLES:
Text: "Holes" by Louis Sachar Text: "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda
Connection: The unfair treatment Sue Park
of the characters at Camp Green Connection: This book's portrayal of
Lake in the book relates to real- the struggle for clean water in Sudan
connects to the global problem of
world issues of justice, fairness, access to clean drinking water and
and the importance of correcting how it affects people's lives
past wrongs. worldwide.
TEXT-TO-SELF TEXT-TO-TEXT TEXT-TO-WORLD
Text-to-self connections Text-to-text connections Text-to-world
involve connecting the involve relating the text connections involve
text to your own life you're reading to other relating the text to
experiences. Ask yourself texts or stories you've broader real-world
how the characters' encountered. You might issues, events, or cultural
emotions or situations notice similarities in contexts. Consider how
relate to your own themes, characters, or the text's themes or
experiences or feelings. plot elements. messages reflect or
comment on the world
around us.
THANK YOU
LESSON 5
MAKING
CONNECTIONS
