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How does what you read relate to the world around you?

A type of connection a reader makes is a text to world connection. A text to world connection is made when the reader uses information from the world to understand what he or she is reading. A world connection comes from history, the news, and from your observations or knowledge about the place where you live or about world events. Watch this video to see an example of a text to world connection.

Deep text connections help the reader create mental images, understand how a character is feeling, understand the events, and feel like he or she is a part of the story. Connections should not be distracting you from what you are reading. Some questions to consider when making text to world connections are:

What does this remind you of in history, the news, or current events?
How is this text information similar to events in the world?
How is this text information different from the events in the world that relate to the book?
This character reminds me of ________________ because…
The part of the text reminds me of the __________________…
I think the book will end this way because __________________…