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?