Critical Reading Question #4
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Based upon or directly from the work of Dan Kurland at http://www.criticalreading.com/
Making Connections to Me and My World: Relevancy
Text-to-Self
What does this remind me of in my life?
What is this similar to in my life? How is this different from my life?
Has something like this ever happened to me? How does this relate to my life?
What were my feelings when I read this?
Text-to-Text
What does this remind me of in another book I’ve read?
How is this text similar to other things I’ve read?
How is this different from other books I’ve read?
Have I read about something like this before?
Text-to-World
What does this remind me of in the real world?
How is this text similar to things that happen in the real world?
How is this different from things that happen in the real world?
How did that part relate to the world around me?
- What does this mean to me and my world?
- What should/could I do to act upon this?
- How does it affect my life?
- What significance does it have for my life or the lives of others?
Text-to-Self
What does this remind me of in my life?
What is this similar to in my life? How is this different from my life?
Has something like this ever happened to me? How does this relate to my life?
What were my feelings when I read this?
Text-to-Text
What does this remind me of in another book I’ve read?
How is this text similar to other things I’ve read?
How is this different from other books I’ve read?
Have I read about something like this before?
Text-to-World
What does this remind me of in the real world?
How is this text similar to things that happen in the real world?
How is this different from things that happen in the real world?
How did that part relate to the world around me?