Close Reading Strategies

What is close reading?

• The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

• The idea of a paragraph is the author's message about the topic. It is often expressed directly or it can be implied.

• When the reader is paying close attention to a text, reading it carefully, and looking at the details of the text in order to understand its meaning.

• A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

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Close reading is important in different scenarios, for example, when trying to understand a text

• preparing to write a paper about a text

• or developing one's reading skills

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which technique is not used when using close reading?

• Comprehension

• Personification

• Reading

• Annotation

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