Agenda - Textual Analysis and Evidence

Close reading exercises can help analyze texts and passages by:

• allowing for a deeper understanding of the text's meaning and structure.

• encouraging readers to skim quickly for general ideas.

• focusing only on the author's biography.

• ignoring literary devices and language choices.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The techniques you use to retain information while reading include:

• Taking notes and summarizing key points

• Ignoring unfamiliar words

• Reading as quickly as possible without review

• Skipping difficult sections

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Reading between the lines and inferring information from a text is known as:

• Making inferences

• Summarizing

• Memorizing

• Paraphrasing

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Interpreting texts or passages with literary devices and implicit information involves:

• Analyzing figurative language and reading between the lines

• Ignoring literary devices and focusing only on facts

• Translating the text word for word

• Summarizing the passage without considering deeper meaning

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following are components that textual analysis breaks down a work into?

• Characters and setting

• Language, literary devices, themes, and context

• Plot and conflict

• Author and audience

Textual analysis involves breaking down a written work into its individual components.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fill in the blank: One technique in textual analysis is Examining Author's ________ Choice.

• Word

• Color

• Font

• Genre

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Fill in the blank: One technique in textual analysis is Considering ________.

• Contexts

• Fonts

• Page Numbers

• Authors' Birthdays

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3