MAKING CONNECTIONS

Carol is reading about a book about communist society. It reminds her of the government in a particular country.

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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.

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

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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.

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Althea read the book "Romeo and Juliet" for her book report in English, it reminded her of the Greek Mythology story "Pyramus and Thisbe".

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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.

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Marshall is reading a book and notices that the main character's aunt is very similar to his Aunt Maria.

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Anna is reading a Science Fiction story. In the story, she thinks that what happens to the characters could also happen on Earth if people don't start recycling more.

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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. That reminds her of a story that she heard on the news about the Carlsbad Flower Fields.

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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 he gets home.

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