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4th - 6th Grade
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Lauren Sporleder
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Close Reading

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What is close reading?
Close reading is a strategy that we use to help us better understand a text.
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How do we do close reading?
There are steps to close reading.
1.Preview the text
2.First read-get the gist
3.Second read-look for details
4.Third read-make connections
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Let's break it down!
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Step 1--Preview the text
Look at the title.
Look at any pictures.
Based on that information, what do you think the passage is going to be about?
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Let's Practice
What is the title?
What is the picture of?
What do you think the passage is about?
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Open Ended
What do you think the passage is about?
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Try another
What is the title?
Are there any pictures?
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Open Ended
What do you think the passage is about?
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Step Two--First Read
Read to understand
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First Read-While you read
Number paragraphs
Make sure you are reading nice and slowly, so that you can understand what the author is saying.
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First Read-After you read
Can you summarize what you read?
What is a summary?
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Step 3- Second Read Through
Mark it up!
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While you read...
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Step 4-- The 3rd Reading Through
Reading in between the lines
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The 3rd read through!
Look to make connections!
What is the author's purpose?
This is where you find text evidence!
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Multiple Select
Close Reading...
is a reading strategy.
is a type of book.
requires us to read the same source multiple times.
is how close we sit to a book.
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Multiple Choice
Why do we use Close Reading?
To help us connect with the sources.
To help us read more carefully.
To help us understand the sources better.
All of the above.
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Multiple Choice
When I read a source the first time, I should...
think about my weekend plans.
get the gist of the source.
write an essay.
highlight the entire source.
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Multiple Choice
What is one way to pre-read the text?
Read every word slowly
Look over the text quickly
Read just the title
Look only at the pictures
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Multiple Choice
What is Step 2?
Vocabulary (Define Unknown Words)
Pre-Read (Skim & Scan)
First Read (Get the GIST)
Reflection (Reflect)
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Multiple Choice
What is the first thing you should do during Step 2: First Read?
Read only the last paragraph
Number the paragraphs
Read only the first paragraph
Read just the vocabulary words
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Multiple Choice
The symbol for an idea you have a question about is
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Multiple Select
When I read a source a third time, I should...
make connections to what I am reading.
be able to justify my thinking using text evidence.
really understand what the source is about.
All of the above.
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