When readers are really thinking about what they’re reading, they sometimes make connections to what’s happening in the world right now or how it might connect to past events.
These text-to-world connections can engage students in their prior knowledge and can help keep them engaged with the text.
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The more active and metacognitive readers students are, the more opportunities they have to truly understand the texts they are reading.
These types of texts are some of my favorites to read and share with students.
they can lead to great class discussions or even classroom service projects, which is what one of my classes decided after reading a particularly moving book (the goat by beatrice de page mcbrier, one of the best! books listed here!)
The books below lend themselves to texting worldwide connections. there are so many great books that fall into this category that it was hard to narrow the list down to just a few!
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1. a plastic bag
one plastic bag by miranda paul is a true and powerful story of an African woman who started a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting the area around her home.
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2. Emmanuel’s dream
Emmanuel’s Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson is an inspiring true story about a boy named Emmanuel from Ghana, West Africa. With a deformed leg, many people did not believe in Emmanuel. however, he had a dream of becoming a cyclist and was determined to achieve not only this, but much more.
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3. the great ceiba
el gran ceiba de lynne cherry is a vibrant illustrated book detailing the importance of rainforest conservation.
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4. the observer: jane goodall’s life with chimpanzees
The Observer: Jane Goodall’s Life with Chimpanzees by Jeanette Winter is about Jane Goodall’s life observing chimpanzees, from her childhood years in London to her adulthood in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania.
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5. malala’s magic pencil
malala yousafzai writes in her picture book, malala’s magic pencil, how she wished she had a magic pencil growing up as a child in pakistan. Ella Malala describes all the nice things she would do with her pencil in this heartwarming story.
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6. fly away from home
fly away home by eve bunting follows a homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father. One day, the boy sees a trapped bird fly free and finds hope in freeing him.
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7. beatrice’s goat
the goat by beatrice de page mcbrier is a children’s book about the true story of a young Ugandan woman whose life is changed forever by the gift of a goat from heifer international.
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8. ada’s violin
Ada’s Violin by Susan Hood is a true story about a children’s orchestra in Paraguay. her orchestra is different, however, because her instruments are made from recycled garbage, the author, through her beautifully written words, conveys a message of hope and innovation to those who read.
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9. sky rice
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rice from heaven by tina cho is based on a true story about the bravery of a girl who helped feed hungry people in north korea by sending balloons of rice across the border.
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here are some more texts from self-world connection mentors:
brave girl by michelle markel baseball saved us from ken mochizuki follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter drawn together by minh lê the boy who changed the world by andy andrews sam and lucky money by karen chinn stella brings a the family of miriam b. schiffer the proudest blue by ibtihaj muhammad over and under the pond by kate messner
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If you’re looking for reading resources to help teach about text-to-world connections, this might be for you! the launch reading workshop unit includes a full month of mini-lessons as well as a framework or supporting materials for a full year of reading workshop.
The first two weeks are about routines and expectations and the second two weeks are about reading comprehension strategies. “text-to-world connections” is one of the 10 key reading comprehension strategy mini-lessons. There are also anchor tables and graphic organizers on text-to-world connections!
Click here for more information on the Launch Reading Workshop unit.
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