1. + Conversing with Text Image courtesy of: wcet.wiche.edu

2. + Three Levels of Connection Text-to-Self (T-S) Text-to-Text (T-T) Text-to-World (T-W) Connecting with a text is not so different from connecting with your friends…

3. + What do you talk about with your friends? Your life (Friend-Self) Books you’ve read or movies you’ve watched (Friend-Text) Worldviews and current events (Friend-World) Make these same connections with the books you read.

4. + Text-to-Self Relate what you read to something in your own life. Image courtesy of: kioskxalapatutorials.wordpress.com

5. + Text-to-Text Relate what you read to something you have read in another book, article, or magazine. Images courtesy of:currentread.wordpress.com and brittlepages.blogspot.com

6. + Text-to-World Relate what you read to your observations of society, current events, or a historical theme. Images courtesy of:isbnlib.com and ricksteves.com

7. + Annotating Text Excerpt from The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai with annotated text connections.

8. + Write your connections in your book or in a journal. Then, discuss these connections with friends who are reading the same book. This is a great way to prepare for a book club meeting or a literature class.