Close Reading

Close Reading

What is close reading?

Close reading is a strategy that we use to help us better understand a text.

How do we do close reading?

There are steps to close reading.

1.Preview the text

2.First read-get the gist

3.Second read-look for details

4.Third read-make connections

Let's break it down!

Step 1--Preview the text

• Look at the title.

• Look at any pictures.

• Based on that information, what do you think the passage is going to be about?

Let's Practice

What is the title?

What is the picture of?

What do you think the passage is about?

Open Ended

What do you think the passage is about?

Try another

What is the title?

Are there any pictures?

Open Ended

What do you think the passage is about?

Step Two--First Read

Read to understand

First Read-While you read

Number paragraphs

Make sure you are reading nice and slowly, so that you can understand what the author is saying.

First Read-After you read

• Can you summarize what you read?

• What is a summary?

Step 3- Second Read Through

Mark it up!

While you read...

Step 4-- The 3rd Reading Through

Reading in between the lines

The 3rd read through!

Look to make connections!

What is the author's purpose?

This is where you find text evidence!

Multiple Select

Close Reading...

• is a reading strategy.

• is a type of book.

• requires us to read the same source multiple times.

• is how close we sit to a book.

Multiple Choice

Why do we use Close Reading?

• To help us connect with the sources.

• To help us read more carefully.

• To help us understand the sources better.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

When I read a source the first time, I should...

• think about my weekend plans.

• get the gist of the source.

• write an essay.

• highlight the entire source.

Multiple Choice

What is one way to pre-read the text?

• Read every word slowly

• Look over the text quickly

• Read just the title

• Look only at the pictures

Multiple Choice

What is Step 2?

• Vocabulary (Define Unknown Words)

• Pre-Read (Skim & Scan)

• First Read (Get the GIST)

• Reflection (Reflect)

Multiple Choice

What is the first thing you should do during Step 2: First Read?

• Read only the last paragraph

• Number the paragraphs

• Read only the first paragraph

• Read just the vocabulary words

Multiple Choice

The symbol for an idea you have a question about is

• *

• !

• ?

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Multiple Select

When I read a source a third time, I should...

• make connections to what I am reading.

• be able to justify my thinking using text evidence.

• really understand what the source is about.

• All of the above.