Making Connections
Wise Readers:
Make connections between what they know and what’s in the book.
Make connections to characters within, between and among texts to help them make predictions.
Refer to prior personal experiences.
Make deep connections of feelings, emotions, and empathy.
Mentor Texts
How to Deal with a Broken Wing
Amazing Grace
The Lion and the Mouse
The Tin Forest
Grandfather Twilight
An Angel for Solomon Singer
The Stranger
The Royal Bee
Where are you going Manyoni?
The Lotus Seed