Why make connections?It helps us:
•understand how characters feel and the motivation behind their actions.
• have a clearer picture in our head as we read thus making
us more engaged.
• keep us from becoming bored while reading
• set a purpose for reading and keeps us focused
• see how other readers connected to the reading
• become actively involved
• remember what we have read and ask questions about the text
•have a stronger understanding of the writer’s message
We are practicing these connections with selections from the literature book along with the self-selected novels that students are logging and reading.
