Close Read

What is the purpose of similes in the text?

• To compare two things using like or as

• To contrast two things using unlike or unlike

• To show a conditional relationship using if or then

• To show a cause and effect relationship using and or or

What thing(s) do you find MOST DIFFICULT about close reading? Be specific.

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According to the following text, what is mainly the significance of Barbara Jordan being chosen as a keynote speaker (paragraphs 2-4)?

But there is something different about tonight. There is something special about tonight. What is different? What is special?

I, Barbara Jordan, am a keynote speaker.

A lot of years passed since 1832, and during that time it would have been most unusual for any national political party to ask a Barbara Jordan to deliver a keynote address. But tonight, here I am. And I feel that notwithstanding the past that my presence here is one additional bit of evidence that the American Dream need not forever be deferred.

• She dislikes giving speeches.

• She is emphasizing that she could never have spoken at the Republican National Convention.

• She plans on running for President.

• She is acknowledging the significance of an African-American woman giving a keynote address at a national convention.

Which of these inferences is best supported by the following passage (paragraphs 7-8)?

But this is the great danger America faces—that we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual; each seeking to satisfy private wants. If that happens, who then will speak for America? Who then will speak for the common good?

This is the question which must be answered in 1976: Are we to be one people bound together by common spirit, sharing in a common endeavor; or will we become a divided nation?

• She is concerned Americans will become too divided to work together.

• She thinks America is too troubled to save.

• She feels only Democrats can solve America’s problems.

• She wants each region to become its own country.

Which of these inferences about the “common endeavor” is best supported by the text?

• It states that democracy will never work.

• It proves unity is a silly goal.

• It is only possible now because we have arrived in a world where she can be a keynote speaker.

• If the people come together, they can be more powerful than any individual candidate.

A process of deep investigation into a text and the authorial choices therein.

• Close Reading

• Prereading

• First Read

• Second Read

Reading through the selection twice while annotating potential evidence. This includes questions you have, literary terms and devices the author uses, connections to the text, and authors purpose for writing the text.

• Prereading

• First Read

• Second Read

• Third Read

• Processing

What is the primary goal of close reading?

• To quickly skim through a text

• To understand the surface meaning of a text

• To analyze and interpret the deeper meaning of a text

• To memorize the text

Which of the following is a key component of close reading?

• Ignoring the author's purpose

• Focusing on the text's structure and language

• Reading the text only once

• Avoiding any annotations

In close reading, why is it important to consider the author's word choice?

• To identify spelling errors

• To understand the tone and meaning of the text

• To count the number of words

• To find synonyms for difficult words