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Close Reading - A Reading Strategy That Should Lead To Writing Activity
Close Reading is a process where a piece of text is read repeatedly. It is an intensive analysis of a text in order to come to terms with what it says, how it says it, and what it means. One rule of thumb is that the text that is chosen should be a challenging read. Close Reading is a strategy that should not be over used, but can easily fit within a major unit (on average, used maybe 1-2 times per quarter).
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Above is a standardized annotation guide and the 5 steps in a Close Reading activity. The final step is very important - Close Reading should lead to a writing assignment (or another form of rigorous activity).
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This document is a more in-depth explanation of the steps that students will use during a Close Reading activity.
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Annotating Text
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This document explains how to annotate text (which is part of Close Reading). It will give you a long list of annotating tasks so a students has a purpose when reading a passage of text.
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Above is another good guide to help annotate and markup a text. This particular document focuses on scholarly articles that are heavy on evidence and support rather than fiction and literary pieces.
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Activities To Use After A Close Reading
Fish BowlAbove is a document that explains an activity where students and teacher generate questions that go into a "fish bowl". Students randomly pull questions to be answered. A teacher can choose to use this in many ways - be creative.
Socratic SeminarAbove is an article that explains what Socratic Seminars are and how to use them in your classroom. Although they take sometime to setup and plan, they can lead to great discussions and allow students to express their knowledge in a public forum. For more on Socratic Seminar, see the link to Ms. Bagby's presentation with an example video.
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Philosophical ChairsThe above article discusses what the strategy known as Philosophical Chairs is and how to use it in your classroom. This is a lengthy article, but a really rigorous activity that will help your students dig deeper.
Above is a rubric that can be used to score the level of participation and knowledge and its impact on the discussion during a Socratic Seminar.
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