1. one connection. write about one connection you have found between the text and another
text, your lives, or the larger world,
2. mapping connections: social maps are a visual way of showing relationships between people,
but they can also be used to show relationships between ideas and events, draw the connections
you find between this text and other ideas, events, or experiences you have had in real life. you
may work on these maps in groups, noting the relationships among the responses,
(for the story “to this day”)