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"Connections" GuideA "Connection" Guide is a thought provoking activity that can be done orally with students or along with a written component. This type of guide will help the teacher and student to address issues, items and/or facts in the reading that illicit some sort of attachment to a student’s real life. This may be purely surface information such as a student connecting with a character in a story who also had out his/her tonsils. However, it may have a deeper meaning such as looking at the roots of prejudice and how it relates to how a student may behave on a day-to-day basis. It can connect the text to another text, the text to the student, or the text to the world. This strategy can be completed during reading and/or after reading fiction or non-fiction materials. Ex.
Generic Connection Questions Text to Text What else have you read or learned that is like this? Can you connect this to something you have learned in another class? Text to Self When did something like this happen in your life or when have used this idea/concept? How did you feel about each character? Which did you like and which did you dislike? Why? What surprised you? What was your reaction to a major event or subject in the reading? Text to World How can you relate this to something that has happens in life? Does this remind you of anything you have seen or heard through the media, movies, t.v., etc.?
Connections in Math When I read about how to do this type of problem I made the connection that it is similar to doing _______ type of problem.... While reading about _________ I made the connection to another class when I learned about ________. How will you use this knowledge in real life? When will I use this in real life? How can you turn this story problem into a situation you can relate to or an experience you’ve had? Ex: What number can be subtracted from 32 to get 15? Connection: The score in the basketball game last night was something like that ... about 32 to 15. How much did the other team win by? Science As you read make a list of things that are familiar to you or interest you. Connect your own experiences with the subject matter. Social Studies/History Think about how what you read connects to experiences, interests, or issues in your own life. Related Links: http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/forpd/strategies/stratText.html http://www.eggplant.org/pamphlets/pdf/schema.pdf
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