I.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the students will…
A. Cognitive Domain: students will be able to identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world.
B. Affective Domain: students will develop an appreciation for the importance of making connections while
reading
C. Psychomotor Domain: Students will relate themselves on the text they are reading.

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: Making Connections
References: English Grade 9
Materials: Pictures, Laptop and Projector
Skills: Reading

III. Procedures/Strategies
Teachers’ Activity Student’s Activity

A. Routinary Activities

Teacher: Stand up and let us pray, Mr. President (Pres. will lead the prayer)
kindly lead us the prayer!

Teacher: Good Morning Grade 9 Good morning, ma’am!

Teacher: Okay, kindly pick up all the pieces of

papers scattered. Students will pick up dirts.

Teacher: You may now take your sits. Students will sit down.

Teacher: Secretary kindly check the attendance!

(Give the index card)

B. Motivation

Choose the letter of the correct answer…

1. What type of connection is this…

I read a chapter book about a girl who worked in a
factory in New York. It reminded me about child
labor laws in our country.
a. Text-to-Text
b. Text-to-Self
c. Text-to-World The answer is letter A ma’am.

2. I read an article about how to catch a football. It

reminded me of the time I caught the football
during the championship football game and
captured victory for my team.
a. Text-to-Text
b. Text-to-Self
c. Text-to-World
The answer is letter B ma’am.
3. I read a story about a boy who visited a magical
land with witches and wizards. It reminded me of
the book harry potter.
a. Text-to-Text
b. Text-to-Self
c. Text-to-World
The answer is letter A ma’am.
4. I read a story about a woman who was afraid of
black cats. It reminded me of all black cats left
behind in animal shelters.
a. Text-to-Text
b. Text-to-Self
c. Text-to-World
The answer is letter C ma’am.
5. I read a nutrition label on the back of my frozen
pizza. It reminded me of an article I read about
how to make healthy food choices.
a. Text-to-Text
b. Text-to-Self
c. Text-to-World
The answer is letter A ma’am.

D. Presentation

Teacher: Kindly read the definition of Ma’am!

Connections.
Connections: a relationship in which a person or
Teacher: Alright, Jane! thing or idea is linked or associated with something
else.

Teacher: Yes, in other words is a matter of having

a relationship with others.

Teacher: Have you ever been reading then

suddenly something you read reminds you of Yes ma’am.
something else?

Teacher: You experience this because you

personally connect your emotions to the text or
story. Relate the text to your own experiences and
you link what you read to what you know. As a
result, you can easily understand the text that you
are reading.
Making Connection is a critical reading
Teacher: What is making connection? Read the comprehension strategy that helps in defining what
definition Kasher! you are reading. When making connections to texts
you are reading, it helps you to make sense of what
you read, retain the information bette, and engage
more with the text itself.

Teacher: Alright, lets proceed to the 3 types of

connection according to Keene and Zimmerman.

Teacher: The first is Text-to-Self Kindly read the Text-to-self connections are actually personal
definition of text-to-text, Jane? connections that you make between yourself and
the selection you are dealing with.

Teacher: Yes! It is a highly personal connection

that the reader makes between a piece of reading
material and the readers own experience.
 Example: In the book Jhen is reading the main
Teacher: Read the example, Mark! character is attending a new school for the first
time, and she is feeling home sick for her friends at
her old school.

Teacher: This reminds Jhen in the time she had to

switch schools in the middle of the school year
and how much she missed her old friends. Jhen
knows exactly how the main character feels.

Teacher: Here are the guide questions you can Here are the questions you can use as your guide
use as your guide in text-to-self connections. in text-to-text connections
Read everybody!
1. What does this remind me of in my life?
2. How is this similar to my life?
3. How is this different from my life?
4. Has something like this ever happened to
me?
5. How does this relate to my life?
6. What were my feelings when I read this?

Marina laid in bed staring up at the ceiling. Maybe

Teacher: Read the passage as an example, Jon! I’ll get to sleep if I try counting sheep. She reached
the number 50 before she gave up and turned over
to try a new position. She peeked at the red
numbers on her digital alarm clock 12:15.

She wanted to go wake her mom and tell her that

she couldn’t fall asleep, but she didn’t want to hear
her mom lecture her. You shouldn’t have guzzled
that Mountain Dew before bedtime, her mom would
say Marina was willing to admit that the Mountain
Dew probably hadn’t helped matters, but Marina
knew the real reason she couldn’t sleep whenever
Marina thought about the speech, she had to give
the next day at school, her heart began to race.
Marina and I are a lot alike in performing in front of
other people makes us both nervous. Marina was
so nervous on the night her speech that she
couldn’t sleep. On the morning of my dance solo, I
was so nervous that I couldn’t eat anything

Teacher: In the passage, Marina said that she

didn’t want to wake her mom, because she didn’t
want to have listen to her mom lecture her. This .
reminded me of the time that I decided not to tell
my mom that I lost the ring that Grandma gave me
because I didn.t want to hear a lecture.

Teacher: Let’s move on to Text-to-Text, kindly Text to text connections are connections where you
read the definition, Justin? relate one material to another that you have read or
have already come across. Texts might be from a
similar author, same theme or topic, same genre,
and the like.
Teacher: These are connections that readers
make between the text (what you are reading) and
their own past experiences and/or background
knowledge.

Teacher: Teacher: kindly read these questions in

text-to-text connections that you can ask to
yourself when reading a text?

Teacher: kindly read the example, Martin! Example: Jalen has been reading The One and
Only Ivan. One day, he mentions to his teacher that
the friendship that has blossomed between Ivan
and Ruby reminds him of the friendship that grew
between Charlotte and Wilburn in Charlotte’s Web.
Ivan decided to set out to prove Ruby’s life, just like
Charlotte set out to improve Wilbur’s life.

Teacher: Kindly read these questions in text-to-

text connections that you can ask to yourself
when reading a text? Ma’am!

Teacher: Yes, Jasper! Here are the questions you can use as your guide
in text-to-text connections

1. What Does this remind me of in another book I

read?
2. How is this text similar to other things I have read
3. how is this different from oter books I have read
4. have I read about something like this before?
Teacher: Okay, good! When reading a text, those
are the questions that you might ask to yourself

Teacher: Lets proceed to the last connection

which is Text-to-World, read the definition Bryan? Text-to-world connections are the larger
connections that a reader brings situation including
our perception of the world which might vary since
have various sources of learning things beyond
personal experience (e.g., television magazines,
articles, movies, etc.)
Teacher: Good! To make these types of
connections the reader must think about what is
going on in the real world.

Teacher: kindly read the example, Ivory! Example: Ross has been reading the book Shiloh.
He just read a section where Marthy the main
character is very concerned about his dog after
Shiloh was attacked by larger dog. Ross has never
owned a dog, but he knows that it is normal for
dogs and their owners to have close relationships
with one another. He makes the text to world
connection that Marty loves Shiloh in the way that
most pet owners love their pets.

Teacher: Read another example Mary. Example: Perhaps you are reading a book about a
main character who is bullied, if you haven’t bullied,
you wouldn’t be able to make a text-to-text self-
 connection. However, if you have learned about it in
school, and if you’ve heard conversation about it,
you could easily make a text-to-world connection.
Teacher: Kindly read these questions in text-to-
text connections that you can ask to yourself
when reading a text? Ma’am

Teacher: Yes Bonero! Here are the questions you can use as your guide
in text-to-text connections

1. What does this remind me of in the real

world?
2. How is this text similar to other things
happening in real world?
3. How is this different from the things
happening in real world?
4. How does this part relate to the world
around me?

E. Generalization

Teacher: Class, can you name all three types of Text-to-self

connections? Text-to-text
Text-to-world

F. Application

Identify how the following readers make

connections to the text. Write your answer on a
piece of paper.
1. I read a book about how grocery stores get
their food. It reminded me of the grocery trucks
that drive by in the highway every day.
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world.
2. I read a book about what life was like before
electricity. It reminded me of the time I went
camping in a cabin that had no electricity.
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world
3. I read a nonfiction book about how to get better
at tennis. It reminded me of last summer when I
attended a tennis camp to improve my skills
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world
4. I read a magazine about the new airport the city
is planning to build. It reminded me of how small
many local airports are.
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world
5. I read a book about how eggs are produced. It
reminded me of my visit last summer to my
grandparents’ farm.
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world
6. I read a story about a boy who loved to eat
cheese for breakfast. It reminded me of the time
we ran out of cereal and my mom made me a
cheese sandwich for breakfast
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world
7. I read an article about a woman who opened a
boat rental business at a lake. It reminded me of
my vacation to Lake Michigan and the canoes we
rented to explore the lake.
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world
8. I read an article about how bananas are grown
in the tropics. It reminded me of how oranges are
usually grown in Florida.
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world
9. I read a book about the best sports for kids. It
reminded me that I had baseball practice that
afternoon.
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world

10. I read a story about how people talk without

speaking, and it reminded me of school where
sign language is taught.
A. text to self
B. text to text
C. text to world

IV. Assignment
Prepare your own connection and share it in class
next meeting.