The given dialogue is written incorrectly. "Did you see any dolphins at the aquarium in Baltimore?" Sam asked. "They were beautiful." replied Brett, "But I wasn't close enough to take good pictures."
This is because we don't know that Brett is speaking until the end of the dialogue. Also, it should be a comma instead of a period in the statement 'They were beautiful'.
The correct way to write it would be:
"Did you see any dolphins at the aquarium in Baltimore?" Sam asked.
"They were beautiful," replied Brett, "But I wasn't close enough to take good pictures."
I believe it would be an example of self discipline, correct me if I'm wrong.
Answer:
A. connecting ideas, events, or information from the text to one you’ve read before
Explanation:
"Text-to-text connections” in reading is simply the connection that a reader gets from a previously read text to the current text he's reading.
Therefore, if a reader can use some information from a previous text to understand a current text he's reading, then that's a text-to-text connection.