Become

a better
student!
Be able
to
read
harder
text!
Helps students
do better
in all subject on
your way to
college
Great way to practice our reading skills!
Our goal today is to
understand and grab the
meaning of a harder text by
using reading skills.
I can read complex informational texts
proficiently and independently.

I can recognize important details in
the text and relate them to my prior
knowledge.

First Steps in Close Reading
1.Number the paragraphs
2.Chunk the text 1-3,4-6,7-9,10-12,13-
14

4 Questions to be thinking about while
reading:
1. What is the author telling me here?

2. Are there any hard or important
words?

3. What does the author want me to
understand?

4. How does the author play with
language to add to meaning?
Now lets
read
slowly
Close reading will help you Love
reading!!