Transcript Close Reading - Marshall Public Schools

CLOSE READING
The answers you get from literature
depend upon the questions you pose.
-Margaret Atwood
WHAT IS CLOSE READING?
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“ Essentially, close reading means reading to
uncover layers of meaning that lead to deep
comprehension.”
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Nancy Boyles, Educational Leadership December
2012/January 2013
K-4
“…students must read widely and deeply from among a
broad range of high-quality increasingly challenging
literary and informational texts.”
Note on Range and Content, CCSS, page 10
CLOSE READING REQUIRES:
Creating
a safe environment where students feel free to discuss
their understanding-or lack of understanding.
Understanding
your purpose in reading
Understanding
the author’s purpose in writing
Seeing
ideas in a text as being interconnected
Engaging
in a text while reading
Formulating
while reading
questions and seeking answers to those questions
CLOSE READ PROCESS
Introduction of text with minimal commentary
1. Cold Read with Purpose
◦ (star an idea you want to discuss and ? An idea you don’t
understand.)
2. Read aloud (Stopping often for discussion and clarification)
3. Paraphrase a section of the article that includes key ideas.
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A. Shoulder partner discussion.
B. Discuss differences and similarities together in class.
4. Text dependant questions
5. Identify important and/or unfamiliar vocabulary. Discuss
meaning of vocabulary how it is used in the text.
TIME FRAME
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Close reading can be done in a shortened format,
however time needs to be set aside for an indepth close read at least once or twice a month.
It is not uncommon for a close read to take more
than one class period.
Close reading is a process to teach our students
how to “dig deeper”-think about their thinking.
HOW DO WE GRADE/ASSESS THIS?
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Close reading is a process used to teach
students to read text for deeper meaning.
Therefore, grading a close read is not always
necessary. If teachers feel that grading needs to
take place, participation and completion would
be the acceptable form of grading.
IN CLOSING…
Close
reading does not change what you teach. It
changes how you teach subject matter. Through
reading, information will presented and learned more
in-depth.
Communication between content area teachers and
knowledge of previously introduced material is vital to
aid in class discussion in order to assist the students in
making meaningful connections.
Close reading should be done in all subject areas at all
levels because when students are taught to think
independently about text meaning, they will be
successful academically and college and career ready.