1. This is the Devil’s Backbone in Loveland, Colorado
This is the Devil’s Backbone in Loveland, Colorado. When I see it, I am reminded of the time when I went hiking with the Girl Scouts…

2. by William Carlos Williams I have eaten the plums that were in
This Is Just To Say
by William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
This is a poem by WCW. When I read it, it reminded me of that poem by Shel Silverstein called “Sorry I Spilled It” because it’s an apology poem.

3. This is a snowball fight
This is a snowball fight. When I see it, I’m reminded that we are still at war with other countries.

4. This reminds me of the movie Forrest Gump because the main character always says “Life is like a box of chocolates.”

5. Which one of these can you feel a connection to?
“The music coursed through us, shaking our bodies as if it came from within us.”~Wally Lamb, Wishin’ and Hopin’
"Never walk near the bed; to a ghost your ankle is your most vulnerable part--once in bed, you're safe; he may lie around under the bed all night, but you're safe as daylight. If you still have doubts pull the blanket over your head.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
"I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.” ~Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
Choose on of these quotes. Is your connection to an event in your own life? Something else you’ve read? To a world event?
( After this activity, show students three examples of sticky notations in the book that you are reading. One of each connection.)
"Where you tend a rose, my lad,
A thistle cannot grow.”
~Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

6. Today as you read, look for connections and annotate them when you see them with a sticky note.
Remember:
Text – self connections occur when we make connections between personal experiences and the text.
Text – text connections occur when we make connections between other texts in relation to the text we are reading.
Text – world connections occur when we relate the text with what we already know about the world.
Text – media connections occur when we relate the text with media events such as movies and songs.
T – M
__________
Text to Media