Close Reading
Learning Targets I can describe a close reading lesson. I will experience a close reading lesson. I can identify the key components of a close reading lesson. I will create a close reading lesson to use with students in my classroom.
What is close reading Doug Fisher video Introduction What it looks like
Experience a lesson Read the selection Read for the gist and flow of the passage
Read the selection again Annotate: Words you don’t know Connections to own life Identify Strategies you used These can be taught to your students so they can to digest the text
Read for the third time Answer the questions- answers must be supported with evidence from the text.
Questions What is heat? What heats Earth’s atmosphere? What are the two ways energy can transfer from one material to another? Explain two ways that Earth’s atmosphere gets heated. Thermometers measure temperature. What is temperature? Explain why the alcohol level in a thermometer goes down when the weather gets cold.
Video What it looks like in the classroom
Pros and cons
Tips tip One: Identify the Core Understandings and Key Ideas of the Text tip Two: Start Small to Build Confidence tip Three: Target Vocabulary and Text Structure tip Four: Tackle Tough Sections Head-on