Drill

Let’s
have a
quiz!

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 Week
5

Maki
ng
Conn
ect ions
Eunice
B arlaan
-R ios
Review:

1. What is Visual Media?

2. What are the sources of Visual
Media?
3. What are the forms and convention
of films?
4. Why we need to know about visual 3

media?
 c t io ns:
Conne

-are links that readers can

make between what they
are reading and things they
already know about

Making Connections 4
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Why sh ti ons ?
a ke co nn e c
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Good readers make connections to

better understand what they are
reading.

Making Connections 5
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Ho w n s ?
c on ne ct i o
m a ke

* Good readers use their own background knowledge

and prior experiences to make connections.

* There are 3 different ways that a reader

can make connections:
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Making Connections
 t o -Se lf
Text-

* These are connections that readers

make between the text (what you are
reading) and their own past experiences
and or/background knowledge.

Types of Connections 7
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co nn e c t:
•Does it remind you of something in your
life?
•Does it affect your feelings?
•How is this different/similar from your
experience?
•Can you relate it to your life? 8
 OMG!
p le /s
Exam Something
similar happened
to me, when I
forgot to bring
my wallet.

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Text-

• These are connections that readers make

between the text they are reading and
other texts the reader has read before.
• Other kinds of text might include books,
poems, scripts, songs, or anything written.

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Que
co nn e c t:
•What does this remind me of in another
book I’ve read?
•How is this text similar/different to other
things/books I’ve read?
•Have I read about something like this
before? 11
 p le /s
Exam This story is similar
with the one I read
about Harry Potter.

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Text-to
• These are connections that readers make
between the text and the bigger issues,
events, or concerns of society.
• To make these types of connections the
reader must think about what is going on
the world around them.
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 s ti o n s to
Que
co nn e c t:
•How did that part relate to the world
around you?
•Does it remind you of something in the
real world?
•Does it have similarity/difference to
things that happen in the real world? 14
 Oh! This is what I heard from
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Exam the news that Digos will also
be under Modified Enhanced
Community Quarantine.

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 -M ed i a
Text-to

• These are connections that readers

make between the text to something
you have seen/heard on TV, read on
the computer or heard in a song

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Let’s t r y !
1. While reading, Hakeem notices
that the main character in the story
is tough, just like the main character
Directions: in the book he read yesterday.
Choose the
correct answer. • Hakeem is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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2.
Lisa 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.

Lisa is making:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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3.
Eddie is reading a book where a character
visits a loved one in the hospital. It reminds
Eddie of when he visited his grandmother in
the hospital.

Eddie is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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4.
Marshall is reading a book and notices that
the main character's aunt is very similar to
his Aunt Maria.

Marshall is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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5.
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.

Carly is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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6.
Joe is reading a book about a country in
Africa. While he is reading, he thinks about a
news story he just heard about that country.

Joe is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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7.
Mei is reading a book about a
communist society. It reminds her of the
government in a particular country.

Mei is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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8.
Ben is reading a book about Hispanic
culture. It reminds his of his friend,
Robby, and the food his family makes.

Ben is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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9.
Gray 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.

Gray is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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10.
Marlee is reading a book about global warming.
She wonders if Earth is being destroyed by
global warming and starts comparing what
happens on Earth to what is written in the book.

Marlee is making a:
a. text-to-self connection
b. text-to-text connection
c. text-to-world connection
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 l iz at io n :
Genera

What have you

learned in our
class, today?

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• It helps readers understand how the
characters feel.
• It helps readers have a clearer picture in
their mind and engage in reading.
• It sets a purpose for reading and keeps the
reader focused.
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Than
k You!
See yo
u , next
week.