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Text Connection Organizer

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Text Connection Organizer

Student reading and making connections

🎯 Learning Goals

I can... identify and explain connections between texts and my own experiences, other texts, and the world around me.

Success Criteria: I will make clear connections, provide specific details from the text, and explain why my connections are meaningful.

1. Text/Topic Title:
2. What type of connection will you focus on? (Circle one)

Text-to-Self: How does this connect to my life, experiences, or feelings?

Text-to-Text: How does this remind me of another book, article, or story?

Text-to-World: How does this connect to events, issues, or people in the world?

📝 My Connection & Evidence

3. Describe your connection in detail:

What specific part of the text connects to your chosen category? Be specific!

4. Key Details/Supporting Evidence from the text:

Write 2-3 specific quotes, examples, or details that support your connection.

Detail 1: ________________________________________________

Detail 2: ________________________________________________

Detail 3: ________________________________________________

🤔 Reflection & Extension

5. Why is this connection meaningful? How does it help you understand the text better?
6. Group Discussion Prep: What question would you ask your classmates about this text or your connection?
7. Extension Challenge: Can you make a different type of connection to the same text? (Check all that apply and explain briefly)

Text-to-Self: _________________________________

Text-to-Text: __________________________________

Text-to-World: _________________________________

📋 Teacher Notes: EC Support: Provide sentence starters and visual connection charts. AIG Extension: Challenge students to analyze multiple connection types and evaluate which connection provides the deepest understanding.

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