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Close Reading WoRkshop
Close Reading of informational/ literary nonfiction Texts
Learning Targets
• Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
• Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
• Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
• Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
• Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Close Reading for Meaning
What does learning to read closely mean? As readers, we should not just consider what information is conveyed by a text. We must consider the author’s point of view and purpose for writing the text, as well as the author’s tone, or attitude toward
the subject.
An author or speaker’s experiences, beliefs, attitudes, and values shape the point of view, or perspective, of a text. For example, an author’s point of view might be shaped by experiences growing up in a particular part of the world, by cultural values, or by religious beliefs. Along with analyzing the author or speaker’s tone, understanding point of view can help the reader determine the author’s purpose.
In this workshop, you will read three different texts and will practice close reading using strategies that will help you make meaning of the text. Your teacher will guide you through the first activity. In Activity 2, you will work in a collaborative group to read and respond to the text. For the third activity, you will work independently to apply close reading strategies to determine meaning in a new text.
leaRning sTRaTegies:
Diffusing, Close Reading, Marking the Text, Questioning the Text, Rereading, Summarizing, Paraphrasing
aCademiC VoCabulaRy
Point of view is the position or perspective conveyed by an author
or speaker. Tone is the author or speaker’s attitude toward a subject.
Introducing the Strategy: Diffusing
Diffusing is a strategy for close reading of text. Using this strategy, the reader reads a passage to identify unfamiliar words. The reader uses context clues, dictionaries, and/or thesauruses to discover the meaning of unfamiliar words. Writing notes about meaning or substituting synonyms for unfamiliar words helps the reader increase comprehension of the text.
Close Reading Workshop 1 • Close Reading of Informational/Literary Nonfiction Texts 1
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