Post on 22-Dec-2015
OBJECTIVE
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fter the presentation students will be able to define close reading and
demonstrate a close reading of a complex text with 90% proficiency.
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fter the presentation students will be able to translate what they think
about texts, and the author’s purpose, the structure, and the flow of
texts by creating a well-written essay analyzing the selection.
STANDARDS
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ead closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing
or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
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etermine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their
development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
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nalyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and
interact over the course of a text.
STANDARDS
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nterpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
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nalyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences,
paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter,
scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
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ssess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a
text.
STANDARDS
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ntegrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including
visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.*
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elineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the
validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
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nalyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build
knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
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ead and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and
proficiently.
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hat is a close
reading?
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et’s examine what Dr.
Douglas Fisher
(Professor of Language
and Literacy Education in
the Department of
Teacher Education at San
Diego State University)
CLOSE READINGA
close reading is a careful and
purposeful reading of a text.
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ctually, it’s a careful and purposeful
rereading of a text.
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t’s an encounter with the text where
students really focus on what the
author had to say, what the author’s
purpose was, what the words mean,
and what the structure of the text tells
readers.
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CLOSE READING
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onsider these four elements• Language• Narrative• Syntax• Context
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anguage (diction
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style and purpose of the
text)
CLOSE READING
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hat did the author repeat?
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hat was emphasized?
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hat kind of language is used?• Formal/informal• Slang• Figurative language/mood words
What words are important to
understanding the theme/thesis?
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arrative (story)
CLOSE READING
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ho is telling the story?
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rom what perspective (point of
view) is the story told?
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ow is the story told?
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hat motivates the narrator to tell
the story in this manner?
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yntax (the order author’s
arrange their words to
provide meaning/get a
point across)
(grammar/sentence
structure)
CLOSE READINGD
oes the author use Standard American
English?
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hy would the author use nonstandard
syntax?
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ho is the audience?
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ow does this writing style affect the
audience?