Annotation Guide To Close Reading Close Reading Anchor Chart Reading Talk about what you’ve read. an important part of the close reading process is talking about what you’ve read. this anchor chart gives students language to talk with a partner. source: teach a roo. this anchor chart gives students language to share their point of view. source: julie ballew. more conversation starters. This post from a former special education teacher describes six characteristics you might look for when selecting a close reading passage from a novel: beginnings, pivotal plot points, character changes, high density passages, "q&a" passages, and "aesthetic" passages. "close reading passages" (reading sage).
Close Reading Anchor Charts Reading Classroom Here is our step by step guide with strategies for teaching close reading: 1. choose the perfect passage. image: jennifer findley. as you’re planning texts for a lesson or unit, start with what you want students to get out of what they’re reading. Download my model for annotating a text which uses the poem the spider and the fly by mary howitt. my students have enjoyed using this poem as an introduction to the close reading of poetry and the skill of annotating. the model for annotating a text download includes an instructional tip sheet and annotation examples for students. We discuss how annotating helps readers: focus on what they are reading. understand details of a text, including complex or difficult to understand details. keep track of their thoughts and feelings about a texts and its details. keep track of important details. prepare for discussion. prepare to write about a text. Put a symbol from the chart above. 3. sentence: closely reading a piece of text does you no good if you later forget why you made your highlights. the symbols will help remind you, but they are not enough! you must write a sentence to go along with your symbol. if a passage was confusing, write down a question. making a connection? to what are.
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