Close reading
What is needed to teach students to closely read a text?
short, complex texts repeated readings chunking of text annotations discussion about the text TDQs direct instruction
What are TDQs?
text dependent questions
What is close reading?
an instructional routine in which students are guided in their understanding of complex texts
What is the foundation of close reading?
analyze deeper text-based questions discussion
What is phase four of close reading with examples?
What does the text inspire you to do? debates and research
What is phase three of close reading with examples?
What does the text mean? author's purpose and point of view
What is phase one of close reading with examples?
What does the text say? main idea and literal meaning
What is phase two of close reading with examples?
How does the text work? structure and vocab
What strategies do we teach for close reading?
gist annotating chunking