Making Connections in Fiction
A Grade 2 ELA worksheet to help students practice making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections in fiction stories.
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Read the story below. Then, answer the questions by making connections to yourself, other stories, or the world around you.
Lily's Big Adventure
Lily loved to read. Her favorite books were about brave knights and faraway castles. One sunny morning, Lily decided to build her own castle in the backyard. She gathered big sticks, old blankets, and even her dog, Buster, to help. Buster mostly just wagged his tail and tried to chew on the sticks. Lily worked all morning, imagining she was a princess in her grand castle. When it was finally built, she sat inside with Buster, reading one of her knight books. It felt just like a real adventure!
1. Text-to-Self: Does Lily remind you of yourself? What have you done that is like Lily's adventure?
2. Text-to-Text: What other story have you read about building something or going on an adventure? How is it similar to Lily's story?
3. Text-to-World: Does Lily's dream of being a princess or building a castle make you think of anything in the real world (like real castles or royalty)? Explain.
Complete the sentences about making connections:
4. When I think about how a story reminds me of my own life, I am making a connection.
5. When a story reminds me of another book I read, I am making a connection.
6. When a story makes me think about something that happens in the real world, I am making a connection.
Read each statement and circle True or False.
7. Making connections helps you understand a story better.
True
False
8. You should only make connections to stories that are exactly like your life.
True
False
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