Cultural, personal, academic, professional

• Comment on how a particular part of the text connects to another part of the text, the other text, or to a textbook chapter. • Comment on a particular part of the text that you find especially interesting and explain what you find interesting about these ideas. • Ask a question related to a particular part of the text that you want your peers to respond to, perhaps because you think this is an interesting part and you’re interested in other’s thoughts or because you want some clarification. • Make a connection between the text and recurring themes we are addressing in the course, especially if the text changes or gives you new insights into these themes. • Make a connection between a particular passage from the text and your own experiences. These experiences might be cultural, personal, academic, professional, or something else.