Techniques to close reading

How do you analyze a text?

• Skim through it quickly
• Read it once and move on
• Read it but skip to the important details
• Read a text slowly and carefully, sometimes a few times

What is the purpose of evaluating a text?

• To figure out the important details and characters
• To find the author's purpose for writing
• To determine the quality and effectiveness of a text
• To figure out whether the text is entertaining

What is the third step of close reading?

• Analyze the text
• Make connections from the text
• Summarize the text
• Read the text

What is the purpose of analyzing the characters of a text during close reading?

• To determine the quality and effectiveness of a text
• To skip over important details
• To read a text once and move on
• To gain a deeper understanding of the text

What is the purpose of analyzing the language of a text during close reading?

• To gain a deeper understanding of the text
• To skip over important details
• To determine the quality and effectiveness of a text
• To read a text once and move on

What is the purpose of analyzing the structure of a text during close reading?

• To determine the quality and effectiveness of a text
• To skip over important details
• To gain a deeper understanding of the text
• To read a text once and move on

What is the difference between analyzing and evaluating a text?

• Analyzing is taking notes, evaluating is reading carefully
• Analyzing is determining the quality and effectiveness of the text, evaluating is interpreting the text
• Analyzing is interpreting the text, evaluating is determining the quality and effectiveness of the text
• Analyzing is reading carefully, evaluating is taking notes

What is the difference between summarizing and analyzing a text?

• Summarizing is restating the text, analyzing is interpreting the text
• Summarizing is taking notes, analyzing is reading carefully
• Summarizing is reading carefully, analyzing is taking notes
• Summarizing is interpreting the text, analyzing is restating the text

What is the first step of close reading?

• Summarize the text
• Analyze the text
• Evaluate the text
• Read the text

What is the purpose of annotating a text?

• To read a text once and move on
• To highlight important details and take notes
• To skip over important details
• To read a text quickly