Questions to guide level 3 text connections

1. TEXT CONNECTIONSTEXT CONNECTIONS
RESPONSESRESPONSES

2. PLOT, THEME AND ANOTHERPLOT, THEME AND ANOTHER
ASPECTASPECT1.1. Write a brief plotWrite a brief plot
summary.summary.
2.2. Identify a main themeIdentify a main theme
and explain how it isand explain how it is
portrayed in the text.portrayed in the text.
Include specificInclude specific
examples / quotes fromexamples / quotes from
the text.the text.
3.3. Choose one other aspectChoose one other aspect
of the text and explainof the text and explain
how the author portrayshow the author portrays
it. Choose from:it. Choose from:
characterisation,characterisation,
setting, narrativesetting, narrative
viewpoint, orviewpoint, or

3. THE PURPOSE OF THETHE PURPOSE OF THE
TEXTTEXT4. Explain the purpose4. Explain the purpose
of the text. Was it toof the text. Was it to
inform, entertain orinform, entertain or
persuade the readerpersuade the reader
about an issue?about an issue?
5. Explain your own5. Explain your own
personal response to thepersonal response to the
text and why you felttext and why you felt
that way.that way.
6. Explain how the text6. Explain how the text
manipulated the audiencemanipulated the audience
to respond in ato respond in a
particular way.particular way.
Include examples forInclude examples for
each point.each point.

4. LINKS TO CONTEXT, HUMANLINKS TO CONTEXT, HUMAN
NATURE & TODAY'S WORLD.NATURE & TODAY'S WORLD.
7. Explain what the text tells us7. Explain what the text tells us
about the context it was written in.about the context it was written in.
How does it reflect the values andHow does it reflect the values and
attitudes of the time it was writtenattitudes of the time it was written
in?in?
8. Explain what we learn about human8. Explain what we learn about human
nature/behaviour from the text.nature/behaviour from the text.
9. Explain how the issues presented9. Explain how the issues presented
in the text are reflected in today'sin the text are reflected in today's
world.world.

5. COMPARE & CONTRASTCOMPARE & CONTRAST
10. How is the treatment10. How is the treatment
of the theme similarof the theme similar
and/or different to anyand/or different to any
other of your texts?other of your texts?
Provide specificProvide specific
details.details.

6. COMPARE & CONTRASTCOMPARE & CONTRAST
10. How is the treatment10. How is the treatment
of the theme similarof the theme similar
and/or different to anyand/or different to any
other of your texts?other of your texts?
Provide specificProvide specific
details.details.