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14.
) A connection we make between a text and the
real world and current events is called? NAME:__________________ a) Text to Self SECTION:____________ b) Text to World DATE:_________ Score:______ c) Text to Text d) Text to Media
MAKING CONNECTIONS : Written Works No. NAME:__________________
2 SECTION:____________ DATE:_________ Score:______ Read each item carefully and identify the type of making connections from the following statements. Write TEXT-TO-SELF, TEXT-TO- The gift of the Magi TEXT, or TEXT-TO-WORLD.
__________________ 1. 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. __________________ 2. Lisa is reading a science fiction story. In the story, she thinks that what happens to the characters could also happen to Earth if people don't start recycling more. __________________ 3. While reading, Anthony notices that the main character in the story is tough, just like the main character in the book he read yesterday. __________________ 4. 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! That reminds me of a time I read a story about numbers fighting with each other. __________________ 5. Marshall is reading a book and notices that the main character's aunt is very similar to his Aunt Maria. __________________ 6. Marlene is reading a book about global warming. She wonders if Earth is being destroyed by global warming and starts comparing what happened on Earth to what is written in the book. __________________ 7. Mae is reading a book about a communist society. It reminds her of the government in a particular country. ____________________ 8. Joe is reading a book about a country in Africa. While he is reading, he thinks about a news story he just heard about that country. ___________________ 9. 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. That reminds me of the time we brought home a turtle! ____________________ 10. The children made costumes out of cloth strips. They pretended that they were kings and that the dining table was their castle. They dressed the dog as a dragon and pretended to capture the dragon to save the princess. That reminds of a book that I read about castles in Great Britain. 11.) I read a story about what life was like before electricity. It reminded me of a time I went camping with my family and we only had the light of our fire to see. a) Text to World b) Text to Self c) Text to Text d) Text to Media
12.) What type of connection is this: I read a
story about a boy who visited a magic land with witches and wizards. It reminded me of the book Harry Potter. a) Text to Self b) Text to Text c) Text to World d) Text to Media
13.) A connection that is made between a text
and our own personal life and experience is called? a) Text to Text b) Text to Self c) Text to World d) Text to Media 15.)A connection we make between one text and another text is called? a) Text to Text b) Text to World c) Text to Self d) Text to Media
16.)Making text connections deepens our
understanding of the text and helps us become better readers. a) True b) False
17.) Connecting something I have read to
something that I have seen in the media (TV, radio, internet, social media) is called? a) Text to Text b) Text to World c) Text to Self d) Text to Media
18.) I read an weather report in the newspaper
that said there was a big winter storm coming. It reminded me of a book that I checked out from the library about people trying to survive a blizzard a) text-to-self b) text-to-text c) text-to-world
19).I read a book about how grocery stores get
their food. It reminded me of the grocery trucks that drive by on the highway every day. a) text to self b) text to world c) text to text
20.)Text-to-text connections a) Identifying how the main character relates to you b) Relating what you read to history or an event c) Comparing two books
