LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

(ENGLISH – Grade 9 – 2ND Quarter– Week1)

Name : _______________________________ Grade & Section : ______________

School : ______________________________ District : ______________________

MAKING CONNECTION: Text-to-Text and Text-to-Self

COMPETENCY: Make connections between texts to particular social issues,

concerns or dispositions in real life

OBJECTIVES:
 Tell what type of text connection is used in the statements
 Identify social issues and concerns discussed in the texts
 Realize the importance of life‟s lesson from a personal
experience on a social issue

Reference/
Schedule Activities
Resource
(Day / Time) KEY CONCEPTS/DISCUSSION

Making connections is a critical reading Grade 9. Self-

comprehension strategy that helps student makes Learning Module
(SLM) Quarter 2
meaning of what they are reading. When students
– Module 1-
make connections to the texts that they are reading, it Lesson 1,
helps them to make sense of what they read, retain the SOCCSKSARGEN
information better, and engage more with the text itself. Region, Deped,
Students can make connections between the text and Philippines
another text; the text and themselves and the text and
the world around them.

A. TEXT-TO-TEXT CONNECTION:

• These connections are made when a student

can connect what they are reading to other books that
they have read or songs they have listened to before.
• They may make connections that show how the
books share the same author, have similar characters,
events, or settings, are of the same genre, or are on the
same topic. A solid text-to-text connection occurs when
students can apply what they„ve read from one text to
another text.

1|P age Writer/s : IRENE GLOVEN DUMLAO- TEPAN

School/Station: TARUSAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
District: HINATUAN- SOUTH
 You may use the following prompts as your guide
in making text-to text connections:
• What does this remind me of in another book
I„ve read?
• How is this text similar to other things I„ve
read?
• How is this different from other books I„ve read?
• Have I read about something like this before?
Here are the sample introductory lines in stating
text to text connections:
1. This part of the book is like…
2. The pictures make me think of…
3. The cover reminds me of…
4. I have read another book…

B. TEXT-TO-SELF CONNECTION:

 It is a highly personal connection that a reader

makes between a piece of reading material and
the reader„s own experiences or life.
 It is an active reading strategy which is used to
promote critical reading skills.
 It involves previewing texts and making
connections in order to construct meaning.
 It focuses on the students„ prior knowledge and
experiences.
 Focusing on text-to-self connections, here are
some examples of good questions that enhance
understanding:
 What does the story remind you of?
 Can you relate with the characters in the story?
 Do you relate to a certain event in the story?
 Does anything on this story remind you of
anything in your own life?
 How did you use your senses to recall
experiences?
 What are your feelings when you read the text?
 Have you changed your thinking after reading the
text?
 What have you learned?

2|P age Writer/s : IRENE GLOVEN DUMLAO- TEPAN

School/Station: TARUSAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
District: HINATUAN- SOUTH
 ACTIVITY 1

Instruction: Tell what connections are made on the

given situations. Write TT for Text to Text and TS for
Text to Self in the blank provided in each number.

_____ 1. While reading, Anthony notices that the main

character in the story is tough, just like the main
character in the book he read yesterday. What kind of
connection did Anthony show?
_____ 2. My dad and I were solving math puzzles. My
dad loves math and is very quick at it. I am a little
scared of numbers, but with my dad by my side, I was
having fun! Connection response: That reminds me of a
time I read a story about numbers fighting with each
other.
_____ 3. Eddie is reading a book where a character
visits a loved one in the hospital. It reminds Eddie of a
time when he visited his grandmother in the hospital.
What connection did Eddie make?
_____ 4. Marshall is reading a book and notices that the
main character's aunt is very similar to his Aunt Maria.
What connection was made by Marshall?
_____ 5. It was a hot summer's day and there was no
breeze. Linda wanted to open the window, but it was
stuck. Instead, she went outside. Connection response:
That reminds me of the time we brought home a turtle!
_____ 6. Carly is reading a non-fiction book about the
Civil War. She thinks that the author of the book would
disagree with a point another author made about the
Civil War. What connection did Carly create?
____ 7. Liz was homesick one day and she was bored of
lying on her bed. She sat up and looked out of the
window. Spring was just beginning, and yellow flowers
were growing in the field outside. Connection response:
That reminds me of a story that I heard on the news
about the Carlsbad Flower Fields.
_____ 8. Ben is reading a book about Hispanic culture.
It reminds him of his friend, Robby, and the food his
family makes. Which type of connection did Ben show?
_____ 9. Gary is reading a book about rockets. He
thinks that something he read contradicts a fact he saw
in another book, so he makes a note to look it up when

3|P age Writer/s : IRENE GLOVEN DUMLAO- TEPAN

School/Station: TARUSAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
District: HINATUAN- SOUTH
 he gets home.
_____ 10. Bonnie was eating mac and cheese for lunch.
It was her favorite meal. She liked eating chicken
nuggets but not as much. Connection response: That
reminds me of the time I read about how chicken is

(Day / Time) Activity 2: Check the Lines!

Direction: Identify the social issue discussed in each

dialog. Circle the correct answer.

1. Samantha: Why did you cry? What have you

remembered?
Ashley: I remembered what he did to me. When I
was 12, he harassed me. He has beaten me with a
paddle and it hurt me so much.
A. poverty
B. child labor
C. child abuse
D. juvenile delinquency
2. Anne: What will we do now? We’re too young for
this!
Elmer: I am not ready for this responsibility! How
will we raise this child?
A. mental health
B. over population
C. teenage pregnancy
D. juvenile delinquency

3. Angel: I want this misery to end! I want to escape

from this doom. I want to end my life!
Myka: Ending your life should never be an option.
Be afraid of God.
A. suicide
B. corruption
C. drug addiction
D. heterosexuality

4. Daughter: I observed that it hasn’t rained for

months, dad. Rivers are dry and the plants around us
are dying.
Father: That is a good observation, my dear child.
This is the reason why we need to plant and grow more
trees.
A. education

4|P age Writer/s : IRENE GLOVEN DUMLAO- TEPAN

School/Station: TARUSAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
District: HINATUAN- SOUTH
 B. child labor
C. mental health
D. environmental concerns

5. Mother: You need to stop your studies. I cannot

send you to school anymore. I have nothing to support
your school expenses.
Son: But I want to continue my studies. I can
sacrifice more, Mama. Just send me to school. I don‟t
want to remain ignorant and uneducated.

A. poverty
B. child labor
C. child abuse
D. mental health

Direction: Identify the following social issues in the

lines

6. “You will pay for this. I will get your life for you have
also taken my son’s life.”
A. pollution
B. corruption
C. vengeance
D. teenage pregnancy

7. “Poor Lino! He was sent to the Prefect of Discipline

because he skipped class.”
A. absenteeism
B. alcoholism
C. criminality
D. poverty

8. “She achieved her dreams through hard work.”

A. success
B. education
C. vengeance
D. mental health

9. “ Amoebiasis is a common disease in our barangay.

Our water is not safe for drinking anymore.”
A. drugs
B. pollution
C. depression
D. juvenile delinquency

5|P age Writer/s : IRENE GLOVEN DUMLAO- TEPAN

School/Station: TARUSAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
District: HINATUAN- SOUTH
 10. The nominating chairman among the captains
presents propaganda for the votes.
A. social
B. Discrimination
C. political
D. Spiritual

(Day / Time) ACTIVITY 3: Let’s Narrate!

Directions: In a narrative text express your personal

experience regarding a particular social issue and your
realization from the experience showing text-to-self
connection. Choose one from the following social
issues:
a. Poverty
b. Child labor
c. Teenage pregnancy
d. Bullying
e. Covid19

(Day / Time) SELF-CHECK See the answer

key
(self-checking of all activities guided by parents or
learning facilitators)

6|P age Writer/s : IRENE GLOVEN DUMLAO- TEPAN

School/Station: TARUSAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
District: HINATUAN- SOUTH
(Day / Time) REFLECTION

If you are going to liken your life experience (from

your answer in activity 3) to a movie/book or
“teleserye”, what movie/book or “teleserye” would that
be? Cite some incidents in the story which you could
relate to this life experience.

ANSWER KEY

11.
10.C
10.TS 9. B
9. TT 8. A
8. TS 7. A
7. TT 6. C
Your own opinion Your own opinion
6. TT 5. A
5. TS 4. D Activity 3 Assessment
4. TS 3. A
3. TS 2. C
2. TS 1. C
1. TT
check the lines
Activity 1
Activity 2

REFERENCE
Pampag, Reden Mae, Santome, Ellyn Joy, Varona, Nixson B., First Edition,
2020 Making Connections Between Texts (Text-to-Text, and Text to Self)
English Grade 9. Self-Learning Module (SLM) Quarter 2 – Module 1-Lesson
1, SOCCSKSARGEN Region, Deped, Philippines.

7|P age Writer/s : IRENE GLOVEN DUMLAO- TEPAN

School/Station: TARUSAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
District: HINATUAN- SOUTH