Today, we will be continuing our 4R's assignment. This time, I would like you to focus on relating. By relating a text to something else, we create a deeper understanding of the content by creating connections to knowledge or experiences you've already had. 

Here are your instructions. 

1. Write a paragraph focusing on one of the following: text-to-text, text-to-self, text to media, or text to world connections with the memoir Fish Cheeks. 
2. Finish your paragraph with a statement explaining why being able to relate or connect to a memoir is important. 

Text-to-text connections occur when something in the text reminds the reader of a previously read text.
Text-to-self connections occur when something in the text reminds the reader of a personal experience.
Text-to-media connections occur when something in the text reminds the reader of another piece of media (television show, movie, video game, etc.)
Text-to-world connections occur when something in the text reminds the reader of a current event or knowledge you have. 

Fish Cheeks tells a story about a child dealing with the frustrations of growing up in a foreign country, something not all of us can relate to. However, we are still able to make connections thanks to the theme and the personal and emotional voice Amy Tan incorporates in her writing. We don't need to be a Chinese immigrant living in the United States to make connections to the memoir. Thinking about the theme of your own memoir, will people be able to make their own connections in your writing? 

As always, send me a message on Teams or email me if you have any questions. Once you've completed your work for the day, take a deep breath and give yourself a pat on the back. Online learning can be a frustrating and challenging experience, and you just completed a whole weeks worth of it. Have a nice weekend!