1. In your seed notebook, complete the following assignment. Make a connection to any character, setting, or conflict in a movie, television show, or book. This can be a text to text, text to self, or text to world. For example: When I saw the movie Marley and Me, I made a connection between Marley and my dog Saddie. When both of them were puppies, they ate many things in the house, creating many arguments between family members.

2. Making Connections

3. Three Types of Connections Text to Text: When two pieces of writing are compared Text to Text: When two pieces of writing are compared Text to Self: When a person connects a piece of writing to themselves or personal experiences Text to Self: When a person connects a piece of writing to themselves or personal experiences Text to World: When a piece of writing is compared to an issue or idea in the world Text to World: When a piece of writing is compared to an issue or idea in the world

4. I will model how to connect Read Teammates Read Teammates

5. Your Turn Read the poem “Valediction” on page 252 in the literature book. Read the poem “Valediction” on page 252 in the literature book. In your seed notebook, quickly sketch what the poem portrays. In your seed notebook, quickly sketch what the poem portrays. When finished, share your drawings with your pod mates and discuss what the poem means. When finished, share your drawings with your pod mates and discuss what the poem means. Complete a READING RESPONSE JOURNAL connecting the poem to something in your life (T-S), to another piece of text (T-T), OR to other people or events in the world (T-W). Complete a READING RESPONSE JOURNAL connecting the poem to something in your life (T-S), to another piece of text (T-T), OR to other people or events in the world (T-W).

6. Review on Whiteboards Answer the following questions on your whiteboard. Which type of connection did I make in each of the following examples? Answer the following questions on your whiteboard. Which type of connection did I make in each of the following examples? 1. When I read Farewell to Manzanar, it reminded me of the Holocaust because both Jewish people and Japanese people were treated unfairly and placed in internment camps. 1. When I read Farewell to Manzanar, it reminded me of the Holocaust because both Jewish people and Japanese people were treated unfairly and placed in internment camps. 2. I suddenly became upset when I read about Tori’s mom being addicted to alcohol in Firefly Lane because I thought about how my uncle struggled with alcoholism and tore his family apart. 2. I suddenly became upset when I read about Tori’s mom being addicted to alcohol in Firefly Lane because I thought about how my uncle struggled with alcoholism and tore his family apart. 3. I compared Ruby Bridges to To Kill a Mockingbird because in both texts, African Americans unfairly endured racism even though both of the main characters had done nothing wrong. 3. I compared Ruby Bridges to To Kill a Mockingbird because in both texts, African Americans unfairly endured racism even though both of the main characters had done nothing wrong.

7. Your Turn Turn to page 168 in the Literature book. Read “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. Turn to page 168 in the Literature book. Read “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. With your pod, discuss what the poem means to you. With your pod, discuss what the poem means to you. Now read “The Courage That My Mother Had,” which is on the next page. Now read “The Courage That My Mother Had,” which is on the next page. With your pod, discuss what the poem means to you. With your pod, discuss what the poem means to you.

8. Reading Response Journal What qualities do you think the women in “Mother to Son” and “The Courage That My Mother Had” share? What qualities do you think the women in “Mother to Son” and “The Courage That My Mother Had” share? You are making a text to text connection. You MUST use text evidence from both poems to fully answer this question. You are making a text to text connection. You MUST use text evidence from both poems to fully answer this question.