As you have read, have you been able to make any connections to the novel?
A text-to-self (T/S) connection is connecting the text to yourself and things that have happened to you.
A text-to-text (T/T) connection is connecting the text to something else that you have read.
A text-to-world (T/W) connection is connecting the text to something you have learned or understand.
Try to share a connection and identify which of the above it is. Also include any comments or predictions you may have! Keep up the great work!
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By: Heather on December 4, 2009 at 9:11 am
chapter 5 is a text to world, beacuse i know some kids that are class clowns. pluse they get away with it.
By: Junie on December 4, 2009 at 9:12 am
In chapter 5 my conection was when jake was being a class clown that remied me when i did the same thing
By: Randy on December 4, 2009 at 9:12 am
in chapter 4 i remember i did connect dto jake because sometimes i acted like a second grader acting like a spy
By: Julia on December 4, 2009 at 9:13 am
I would connect to the first capter becaus every one nose teachers are your boss.
I think this is T\S because teachers are your boss.
By: Junie on December 4, 2009 at 9:14 am
I love chapter 5
By: Anthony on December 4, 2009 at 9:15 am
Chapter 5 is text to world because jake drake is a class clown and there are other kids that are class clowns too.
By: Jeanette on December 4, 2009 at 9:15 am
I loved four from Jake Drake class clown because I think that some bad things could happen
By: Kevin on December 4, 2009 at 9:16 am
chapter five was funny I liked it
By: Jisan on December 4, 2009 at 9:20 am
Text to self I remember in chapter 5 that Jake was rasing his hand to answer and I always rase my hand.
By: Felix on December 4, 2009 at 9:21 am
text to self;jake has a mean student teacher also when I was in fourth grade I had a mean student teacher just like jake drake. like we could not talk or do the right subjects and she when she explained subjects it was confuseing.
By: Kevin on December 4, 2009 at 9:21 am
I liked chapter five because Jake felt bad for link because he was going to get introuble by the teacher. So he stood up for him so he wont get in trouble. And I thought that was nice.
By: Reggie on December 4, 2009 at 9:22 am
Text to self-Jake had a Spelling Bee in Fourth grade and in fourth grade i had a Spelling Bee.
By: Mrs. Pross on December 6, 2009 at 7:57 pm
It seems like everyone is making some great connections to the book. Keep up the great work!
By: Kevin on December 9, 2009 at 9:20 am
Thanks Mrs. Pross that is very nice of you to do.
By: Jisan on December 9, 2009 at 9:21 am
Reggie good for you at the spelling bee.
By: Kevin on December 9, 2009 at 9:23 am
Reggie that is a great text to self I liked it.
By: Lauren on December 9, 2009 at 9:23 am
I think in chapter 5 a text to world because class clowns always get away with a lot of stuff.
By: Jeanette on December 9, 2009 at 9:24 am
I really liked chapter five beacause it was kind of funny when Jake was trying to get his little sister to laugh but she said that she only liked toodle
By: Jeanette on December 9, 2009 at 9:27 am
I understood that Jake Drake thought that he was pretty unstopabble too so He does think that he can get away a lot of things
By: Justin on December 9, 2009 at 9:27 am
text-to-self becaues last year i was a class clown and jake drake was a class clown !!!!!!!!!!! ASK RANDY
By: Anthony on December 9, 2009 at 9:28 am
Jake Drake suprised me because he was being funny to his parents.I wonder if his parents no he is being the class clown in his class.Text to self because some times am funny to my friends and my parents.