201516 Set up your paper for Cornell Notes Title your notes Close Reading What is Close Reading Close reading is a careful and purposeful reading reading ID: 712434
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Intro to Close Reading
English II2015.16Slide2
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Title your notes:
Close ReadingSlide3
What is Close Reading?
Close reading is a
careful
and
purposeful reading
reading
of a text. Close reading slows us down and allows us to interpret difficult passages.It keeps us focused on our purpose for reading.For example: is this a passage written to argue with, to identify *the author’s figurative language, or to analyze?We leave our “thinking on the page” so that we can come back to it later on, like when we’ve got to write a paper or prepare for a discussion.To Annotate –is to supply with critical or explanatory NOTES; comment upon with notesSlide4
Close Reading:
actively interacting with the text
Close reading is a
multi-step process
that involves
reading
a
text more than one time. Close reading will always involve marking the text, aka annotating the text.To annotate means to supply with critical and explanatory NOTES (notes that explain)Annotating is more than highlighting; annotating is YOUR THINKING, and YOUR CONVERSATION with the text, in the margins of the page.Slide5
Yes, but what does it
look like? Write down four things you notice in these photos:Slide6
I keep reading the
same paragraph
over and over
because I can’t
concentrate.
Ahhh, this is so relaxing.
There’s no way I’m going to be able to annotate my article unless I get some peace and quiet.
This is NOT what close reading looks like. Slide7
This is how we will practice close reading this year.
We will always practice these 5 steps when we close read any text:
Number the paragraphs
Chunk the text
Underline/circle/highlight
(with a purpose)
Left margin: What is the author saying?Right margin: dig deeper into the text, describe what the author is doingWord bank stuff goes here: “The author is saying/doing what?”They all work together, and, in the end, you will understand, on a deeper level, exactly what you have read. Slide8
Step 1
Begin your close read by simply
numbering the paragraphs
. Slide9
Step 2 -
“Chunking” the Text
This step is
breaking
the text up into
smaller
sections, making it
easier to understand.Slide10
Step 3 -
Underline/Circle/Highlight
What you look for in a
text
will
vary
.
For an informative article, you will look for claims the author is making and the evidence s/he uses to support the claims.For poetry, you will look for figurative language and imagery.We will always approach a text with a purpose in mind, and this purpose should “drive” what you underline, circle, highlight in the text.With a PurposeSlide11
Step 3 - continued . . .
For
Articles of the Week
, you will
always underline
or
highlight
the following:Claims the Author is MakingThe Big Ideas Key DetailsYou will also and define any words you can’t figure out using context clues. With a PurposeCircleSlide12
Step 4 - What is the Author
Saying?
In the
LEFT MARGIN
you will summarize each chunk.
Summaries should be
limited, clear,
and specific.Slide13
Step 5 - What is the Author
Doing?
After you
understand
what the author is
SAYING
, you’re to examine what the author is
DOING.Use power verbs to identify the author’s purpose.Arguing, Comparing, Describing, Blaming, etc. You can ask questions in the R margin, you can represent info with picturesIn the RIGHT MARGIN you are digging deeper!Slide14Slide15Slide16Slide17Slide18Slide19Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24Slide25Slide26Slide27Slide28Slide29Slide30Slide31Slide32Slide33Slide34Slide35Slide36Slide37Slide38Slide39Slide40Slide41