When writing a summary, what type of information do you want to use for the supporting details?

Only the important information or key details that the article gives

All of the information that the article gives

Only the extra information or "fluff" that the article gives

Whatever facts the reader thinks are most interesting

Why do we number our paragraphs before reading a new article?

Because it helps us pin-point key details

Because we have to write a different summary for each paragraph

Because we need to know how many total paragraphs are in an article

Because it makes the article look nicer

What should you be doing during your "First Reading" of a new article?

Trying to understand what the article is about in general

Looking for all of the key details

Writing your main idea sentence

Reading the article as fast as possible to get to the second reading

What should you be doing during your "Second Reading" of a new article?

Underlining new thoughts that will become the supporting details

Looking for the main idea using the I+V+T+F strategy

Looking for the topic of the article, the who or what the article is about

What is close reading?

Reading a text carefully to both understand it and answer questions about it

Reading the text with your face as close to the paper as possible

Reading the text without making any marks or notes on it

Reading the text once and as quickly as possible

Close reading is when ______________

a reader pays close attention to a text.

a reader looks at the details of a text

a reader forms conclusions about the overall meaning of a text

When beginning close reading, a reader will _______

focus on understanding the text by using active reading strategies and adjusting your reading rate.

hold the text close to their eyes.

skim and scan just to find answers to comprehension questions.

What does a student do when using active reading strategies?

A student reads with a specific purpose to understand and evaluate a text.

A student reads and re-reads a text.

A students actively skims and scans the text to finish the assignment quickly.

What are some strategies students use when reading closely?

Annotating the text (meaning highlighting or underlining, and writing gist statement)

Highlighting or underling as much of the text as you can.

What is the purpose for annotating a text.

To focus on specific words and phrases of the text for a specific purpose.

To focus on anything surprising to the reader.

To focus on just the general understanding of the text.

Which is a component of Close Reading?

Multiple reading of the same selection

What type of words do you circle in step 4?

words that are repeated or difficult

The purpose of reading the text the first time is

knowing the author's feelings on the topic

Identifying the text structure, finding the author's purpose, & determining the author's feelings on the topic are how the reader

figures out the text is non-fiction

How many times should we read a passage when we are close reading?

Not at all, just look at the questions

The ? metacognitive marker represents

Something in the text you have a question about

What is an important part of close and critical reading?

Making connections and responses

Why is it important to close and critically read?

To make sure I am getting as much out of the text as possible

To make sure the paper is of the highest quality

This means paying attention to your own thoughts

Monitoring Understanding (metacognition)

This means writing on the text. It is usually best to write down entire thoughts.

Monitoring Understanding (metacognition)

This means to carefully pay attention to what you read in order to understand it better. It involves three basic steps: Monitoring Understanding, Rereading, and Annotating the Text.

Monitoring Understanding (metacognition)

This strategy helps you to: keep your thoughts focused because you start looking for your own answers, it helps you identify and clear up any confusion, and it helps you to think deeper about a text.

Monitoring Understanding (metacognition)

What is a Close Read?

a thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on details, patterns and meaning

marking a text to show understanding

reading the text with the paper close to your face

your written opinion of what the text is about

What is the purpose of a close read?

to help you understand the text's deeper meaning

to help you memorize what the author is saying

marking a text to show understanding

a thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on details, patterns and meaning

reading the text with the paper close to your face

your written opinion of what the text is about

What are the 3 steps of a Close Read?

Comprehension, Significance and Interpretation

Comprehension, Underline and Interpret

What is an important part of close and critical reading?

Making connections and responses

Annotate means ________.

Add notes and write critical comments on a text.

To use a hi-lighter on the text.

What is not an annotation technique?

Drawing irrelevant pictures and notes in margin.

Asking questions in the margin.

Using color coding and symbols.

Close Reading Lesson

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7th - 8th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is close reading important?

Teaches students to seek out a micro-level of understanding.

It focuses on retelling a story.

It focuses on main ideas and supporting details.

It helps to see small print.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the recommended focus on a first reading?

Craft and structure

integration of knowledge and ideas

Key ideas and details

Staying awake

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the recommended focus for a second reading?

Key ideas and details

Craft and structure

Integration of knowledge and ideas

Only vocabulary

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the recommended focus of the third reading?

Synthesis and anlysis

Basic comprehension

Key ideas and details

Craft and structure

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of questions are central in close reading?

Open ended questions

Yes or no questions

Rhetorical questions

Text depedent questions

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Close reading was designed to attack what type of texts?

Grade level ones

Simple texts

Complex texts

Long texts

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is a summary?

A restatement of a piece of writing that is both brief and written in your own words

One long quote that uses all of the author's words exactly

The reader's personal thoughts and opinions about the article and the author

Just putting the main idea of an article into your own words

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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