Concentric Circles of CONNECTIONS

The text is the

Thinking of my own heart of it all!
life
Text-to-world

Text-to-text

Text-to-self

Text

Thinking of other
texts or media

Thinking of the big

ideas, themes
&/or
the world around me

THINK:

About the characters, their problems, conflicts, decisions, and

interactions.

About the setting and themes (what the author is telling you about life,
people, families, friendships, and big issues, such as war, natural
disasters).

How you are similar to the characters in the book and whether you
face the same issues.

Beyond your life and make connections to books, movies, and issues
outside of your personal experiences.
Sentence starters:

This reminds me of

This part is like.

This character______is like______because

This is similar to

The differences are

I also (name something in the text that is also happening to

you)

I never (name something in the text that has never happened to

you)

This character makes me think of

This setting reminds me of

*This connection helps me understand the text because

Compiled by L. Minosky
Sources:
Robb: Teaching Reading,
Beers: When Kids Cant Read,
McGregor: Comprehension Connections