{"id":173,"date":"2015-03-19T20:53:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T20:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/introductiontocollegewriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=173"},"modified":"2015-03-25T21:05:41","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T21:05:41","slug":"making-connections","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/everettcc-introductiontocollegewriting\/chapter\/making-connections\/","title":{"raw":"Making Connections","rendered":"Making Connections"},"content":{"raw":"<div>Can you connect with the what you are reading?\u00a0 Can you imagine yourself in it?\u00a0 Does it remind you of things from your life?<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>The process of reading is when a person reads text and their inner voice makes connections between the words, and their life and prior knowledge. The more closely the reader connects to the text, the higher the level of comprehension.At times connecting is simple. At others, especially when the text is not in an area that the reader has background knowledge, comprehension is difficult. To be a better reader, think about how the story relates to your life.\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<h2>Connecting with Text<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>Readers should concentrate on their inner voice and connections.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Visualize.\u00a0<\/em>Picture yourself in the story and think about how the setting and characters look.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em>Focus on the characters.\u00a0<\/em>Compare them to yourself and people you know.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em>Put yourself in the story\u00a0<\/em>and think about how would react, and how you reacted when you were in a similar situation.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em>Look at problems.<\/em>\u00a0How do they compare to problems you have faced?<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em>Ask yourself questions as you read.\u00a0<\/em>Think about how the story relates to your life, and things that you know.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>When reading nonfiction,\u00a0<em>think about ways the information relates to what you already know.<\/em><\/li>\r\n\t<li>If you are reading a book, and don't connect with it, ditch it and find one where you can\u00a0<em>make connections.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nHere are the start to connections.\r\n\r\n<h3>Text-to-Self<\/h3>\r\nThis is similar to my life . . .\r\nThis is different from my life . . .\r\nSomething like this happened to me when . . .\r\nThis reminds me of . . .\r\nThis relates to me . . .\r\nWhen I read this I felt . . .\r\n\r\n<h3>Text-to-Text<\/h3>\r\nThis reminds me of another book I\u2019ve read . . .\r\nThis is similar to another thing I read . . .\r\nThis different from another book I read . . .\r\nThis character is similar\/different to\u00a0 another character\u00a0 . . .\r\nThis setting is similar\/different to an other setting . . .\r\nThis problem is similar\/different to the problem in\u00a0 . . .\r\n\r\n<h3>Text-to-World<\/h3>\r\nThis reminds me of the real world . . .\r\nThis book is similar to things that happen in the real world\u00a0 . . .\r\nThis book is different from things that happen in the real world . . .","rendered":"<div>Can you connect with the what you are reading?\u00a0 Can you imagine yourself in it?\u00a0 Does it remind you of things from your life?<\/div>\n<div>The process of reading is when a person reads text and their inner voice makes connections between the words, and their life and prior knowledge. The more closely the reader connects to the text, the higher the level of comprehension.At times connecting is simple. At others, especially when the text is not in an area that the reader has background knowledge, comprehension is difficult. To be a better reader, think about how the story relates to your life.\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Connecting with Text<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>Readers should concentrate on their inner voice and connections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Visualize.\u00a0<\/em>Picture yourself in the story and think about how the setting and characters look.<\/li>\n<li><em>Focus on the characters.\u00a0<\/em>Compare them to yourself and people you know.<\/li>\n<li><em>Put yourself in the story\u00a0<\/em>and think about how would react, and how you reacted when you were in a similar situation.<\/li>\n<li><em>Look at problems.<\/em>\u00a0How do they compare to problems you have faced?<\/li>\n<li><em>Ask yourself questions as you read.\u00a0<\/em>Think about how the story relates to your life, and things that you know.<\/li>\n<li>When reading nonfiction,\u00a0<em>think about ways the information relates to what you already know.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>If you are reading a book, and don&#8217;t connect with it, ditch it and find one where you can\u00a0<em>make connections.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here are the start to connections.<\/p>\n<h3>Text-to-Self<\/h3>\n<p>This is similar to my life . . .<br \/>\nThis is different from my life . . .<br \/>\nSomething like this happened to me when . . .<br \/>\nThis reminds me of . . .<br \/>\nThis relates to me . . .<br \/>\nWhen I read this I felt . . .<\/p>\n<h3>Text-to-Text<\/h3>\n<p>This reminds me of another book I\u2019ve read . . .<br \/>\nThis is similar to another thing I read . . .<br \/>\nThis different from another book I read . . .<br \/>\nThis character is similar\/different to\u00a0 another character\u00a0 . . .<br \/>\nThis setting is similar\/different to an other setting . . .<br \/>\nThis problem is similar\/different to the problem in\u00a0 . . .<\/p>\n<h3>Text-to-World<\/h3>\n<p>This reminds me of the real world . . .<br \/>\nThis book is similar to things that happen in the real world\u00a0 . . .<br \/>\nThis book is 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