Like the main character in the novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, ...

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Like the main character in the novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, twelve year old Patrick
  saved his money to buy a dog. Consequently, as he read the novel and thought about his
  purchase, Patrick made:
 
  a) text-to-self connections
  b) text-to-text connections
  c) text-to-world connections
  d) text-to-word connections

Question 2

Effective teachers use minilessons to teach students about specific words. These
  minilessons:
 
  a) should always be provided before students read the text
  b) should always be provided after students have read the text
  c) can be provided before or after students read the text
  d) should only be provided for struggling readers

[bob]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c

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Thank you

[bob]

No problem