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Brgy. J. Leviste, Laurel, Batangas

SUBJECT: ENGLISH 9
LESSON NO. 7
TOPIC: MAKING CONNECTIONS
NAME OF TEACHER: Ms. Alexeis G. Perez

THINGS TO REMEMBER

What is Making comprehend text, by  How is this other things I've

Connections? activating their prior different from my read?
According to Into the Book knowledge and making life?  Have I read about
(2015), good readers make meaning of what they read.  How does this something like this
connections as they read. Debby Draper (2012) relate to my life? before?
They can relate the book to suggests questions that  What were my Text-to-World
their personal experiences students may ask themselves feelings when I  What does this
(text-to-self), to information as they read to help them read this? remind me of in
from other texts (text-to- make connections with the Text-to-Text the real world?
text), or from what they text. The questions are listed  What does this  How is this book
know about the world (text- below. remind me of in similar/ different to
to-world). Making Text-to-Self another book I've things that happen
connections is linking what  What does this read? in the real world?
the students read, to what remind me of in my  How is this text  How did that part
they already know. This life? similar/ different to relate to the world
strategy helps students around me?

These are great questions that students can ask themselves to become better readers. Making connections allows readers to actively engage in
their reading, by relating to the text.
Visual Representations

The image is a poster teachers can put up in their classroom to remind students how to make connections.
The image shows the three different ways to make connections; text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world.

The image shows how teachers use connecting comprehension strategies to help students get "into the
book." It students making connections as they read. The teacher goes around to all the students and asks
them questions to guide their learning and help them make connections. By making connections, the
students will better comprehend what they read.

This image shows the person linking two things together. I like this image because making connections is
linking what the student reads to what they already know, meaning they are linking two things together.
Good readers make multiple links as they read.

Content Area Examples

Math- Making connections
could be adapted in a math
lesson by having the students
connect what they are
learning in math to real life
situations. Often times,
students may think that math
is a waste of time because
they will never use it in the
real world. If students are
learning about money, give
them real life problems that
they can relate to. For
example, if John buys a video
game for $8.52 and he pays
with a $10 bill, how much
money will he get back. It is
important to use real world
problems so the students can
connect to the math. It gives
math a purpose and helps
students comprehend what
they are learning.
Reading- This strategy is
used in reading quite often.
Teachers may provide their
students with a graphic
organizer to help them make
their connections as they
read. Making connections
during reading helps
students with
comprehension. For
example, in the image above,
there is a student who was
reading a book about dogs.
The students recommended
that book to her friend
because she knows her
friend likes dogs. The friend
really enjoyed reading the
book because she could
relate to it. She was able to
better comprehend what she
was reading because she was
interested in it.
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History- This strategy could
be adapted into a history
lesson by having the students
read a chapter and then talk
about how they can relate to
what they had just read. For
example, if there is a unit on
where we come from, the
students can talk about
where they come from, and
all of the places they have
lived. Some students may
have moved many times, and
other students may have
lived in one house their
whole life. Some students
were born in other countries,
while other students were
born in their city. This is a
great way for the readers to
connect to what they are
reading about. By making
connections to the texts
helps readers better
comprehend the material or
what is being taught.
Science- Making connections
could be adapted in a science
lesson in so may ways. The
teacher may assign the
students a text on recycling,
for example. Students can
connect to this because they
throw away garbage just
about every day. Students
need to understand the
importance of recycling and
the effects it has in the
world. If readers are reading
a text about what should be
recycled, they may make a
text-to-world connection,
and pay more attention to
what they throw in the
garbage and what should be
recycled.
 Brgy. J. Leviste, Laurel, Batangas

Name: _____________________________________
Year & Section: _____________________________
Subject: ENGLISH
Lesson No. 7
Name of Teacher: Ms. Alexeis G. Perez

THINGS TO DO

I.DIRECTION: Differentiate Text-to-Self, Text-to-Text, and Text-to-World.