Making Connections Across Genres

I read a story about a boy who visited a magical land with witches and wizards. It reminded me of the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

• text to self

• text to text

• text to world

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

This comprehension strategy means to use what you know to understand what you are reading.

• visualizing

• summarizing

• making connections

• determining importance

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

A connection between the book and another book you have read.

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What type of conneciton is this:  I read the nutrition label on the back of my frozen pizza. It reminded me of an article I read about how to make healthy food choices.

• text to self

• text to world

• text to text

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

How are Science Fiction and Fantasy the same?

• They are both long stories.

• Both can be scary.

• They are on the same shelf.

• They're both impossible... at least for now.

While reading, Hakeem notices that the main character in the story is tough, just like the main character in the book he read yesterday.

• text-to-self connection

• text-to-text connection

• text-to-world connection

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Gray 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 he gets home.

• text-to-self connection

• text-to-text connection

• text-to-world connection

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

This movie is similar to the passage I read before whose author and editor is the same person

• text-to-self connection

• text-to-text connection

• text-to-world connection

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

I read a story about a boy who visited a magical land with witches and wizards. It reminded me of the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

• text to self

• text to text

• text to world

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

I read a magazine article about how polar bears take care of their young. It reminded me of a book I saw in the library about how baby polar bears learn how to hunt by watching their mothers.

• text to self

• text to text

• text to world

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8