Make Connections
What is making connections?
Linking the text to something you know.
What does it mean to visualize?
Making a mental picture in your head while reading.
Why is questioning important?
It helps you stay focused and look for answers.
What does it mean to determine importance?
Figuring out the main idea and key details.
What are the common purposes of an author?
To inform, to entertain, or to persuade.
Give an example of a connection.
Answers may vary. It reminds me of my summer vacation.
How can visualization aid in understanding?
It makes the description clearer, like watching a movie.
What types of questions should you ask?
Answers may vary. Questions about the character, plot, or unknown words.
How can you identify key details?
Look for facts, dates, names, or repeated information.
How can understanding purpose aid comprehension?
It helps you know why the author wrote it and what to look for.
How can connections improve comprehension?
Answers may vary. It helps you understand and remember the story better.
Describe a visualization strategy.
Answers may vary. Stop and picture the setting or characters.
How do questions guide reading?
They give you a reason to keep reading to find the answers.
Why is it important to focus on main ideas?
It tells you what the entire text is really about.
What does it mean to identify perspective?
Finding out who is telling the story (first, second, or third person).
What types of connections exist?
Text-to-Self, Text-to-Text, and Text-to-World.
Give an example of a visual image from a text.
Answers may vary. The lonely, silver key is sitting on a wooden table.
Create a question about a text.
Answers may vary. Why did the main character go into the cave?
What strategies help prioritize information?
Answers may vary. Highlighting or underlining only the most important parts.
How can perspective influence meaning?
It controls what information the reader knows.
Explain why connections are important.
They make the reading personal and meaningful.
How does visualization impact retention?
You remember the details because you saw them in your mind.
Explain how questions aid in comprehension.
They make you think deeper about what the text means.
Give an example of determining importance in a text.
Answers may vary. The most important part is the solution to the mystery.
What is bias?
Letting personal feelings or opinions influence the facts.