Making Connections

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

• visualizing

• summarizing

• making connections

• determining importance

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

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

A connection between the book and your life experiences.

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

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

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Making connections is important for understanding texts. Which of the following is an example of making a connection?

• Comparing the theme of a story to a real-life event.

• Identifying the main idea of a paragraph.

• Listing the characters in a story.

• Finding the definition of a difficult word.

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Text-to-Text Connections

• The ideas that you study require making connections between the ideas, or figuring out how they are related.

• The connections we make between our personal experiences and the text.

• The connections are connections we make between the text and what we know about the world.

• The connections we make between the text that we are reading and other texts that we have read.

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Which of the following connections is most relevant when reading a story about a character who learns to overcome fears by facing them?

• Connecting to a time when you learned a new skill

• Remembering a moment when you overcame a personal fear

• Thinking about a book you read on a similar topic

• Reflecting on a historical figure who showed bravery

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What can we infer about the importance of sharing traditions between generations from the story?

• It is not important

• It helps preserve family history

• It is only for old people

• It is too difficult to do

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A connection between the book and events in real life.

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

_{This book reminds me of World War II because...}
This is an example of which type of connection?

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8