Close Reading

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

Close Reading should be done with EVERY text.

• Absolutely!

• No, only sometimes.

• Never.

• I'm not sure.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.2

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

• take organized notes.

• order a pizza.

• take a nap.

• read it as fast as I can!

Tags

CCSS.W.4.8

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3