text-dependent questions
First reading of a close reading
Third reading of a close reading
Second reading of a close reading
Purpose of Close Reading
Annotations
students reread the text to analyze, evaluate, compare, or critique it; individual or collaborative written response is created
answers can be found "right there in the text"; students provide text evidence
assisted reading to "get the gist" using text-dependent questions and students provide text evidence to support their responses
students reread and annotate for a specific purpose and discuss with a partner
To support students' reading performance with complex texts
notes about the text, such as key ideas, questions, and summaries in students' own words