1. This is the Devil’s Backbone in Loveland, Colorado
This is the Devil’s Backbone in Loveland, Colorado. When I see it, I am reminded of the time when I went hiking with the Girl Scouts…

2. by William Carlos Williams I have eaten the plums that were in
This Is Just To Say
by William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
This is a poem by WCW. When I read it, it reminded me of that poem by Shel Silverstein called “Sorry I Spilled It” because it’s an apology poem.

3. This is a snowball fight
This is a snowball fight. When I see it, I’m reminded that we are still at war with other countries.

4. "Where you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.”
“The music coursed through us, shaking our bodies as if it came from within us.”~Wally Lamb, Wishin’ and Hopin’
"Never walk near the bed; to a ghost your ankle is your most vulnerable part--once in bed, you're safe; he may lie around under the bed all night, but you're safe as daylight. If you still have doubts pull the blanket over your head.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
"I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.” ~Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
Choose on of these quotes. Is your connection to an event in your own life? Something else you’ve read? To a world event?
( After this activity, show students three examples of sticky notations in the book that you are reading. One of each connection.)
"Where you tend a rose, my lad,
A thistle cannot grow.”
~Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

5. Today as you read, look for connections and annotate them when you see them with a sticky note.
Remember:
Text – self connections occur when we make connections between personal experiences and the text.
Text – text connections occur when we make connections between other texts in relation to the text we are reading.
Text – world connections occur when we relate the text with what we already know about the world.