Connecting to Multimodal Texts

English Language Arts, Grade 4

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Collection of Poems by Robert Lewis Stevenson Mason’ s Surprise Illustrated by Paul Cinimod By Lynne Foti Personal Connections Can the reader relate to the characters in the text as someone he/she knows? How is the character like or not like the reader in terms of character traits? Does anything in this text remind the reader of any events in his/her own life? Does the text cause an emotional response in the reader? Does the text cause you to think more about the events or information? What new information does the reader learn? Text-to-World Connections What does this remind you of in the real world? How are events in this story similar to things that happen in the real world? How are events in this story different from things that happen in the real world? Text-to-Text Connections How is this text similar to other texts the reader has read? How is this text different from other texts the reader has read? How are the characters compared to other texts the reader has read? In what ways do the facts from this text compare to other texts the reader has read? COMMON CORE: COMMON CORE: STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. © Copyright MMXIII NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 91-4356 How do readers make connections to narratives, poetry & drama?
What personal connections can you make? What text to text connections can you make? What text to world connections can you make? Name of text: __________________________________________ Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. © Copyright MMXIII NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 91-4356 COMMON CORE: COMMON CORE: STRATEGIES STRATEGIES How do you make connections to narratives, poetry & drama?