CLOSE READING Steps to Digging Deeper and Making it “Make Sense”! What are we thinking? Step-by-Step: What are we noting and noticing? What are we looking for? GENERAL UNDERSTANDING

What does the text say? KEY DETAILS / IDEAS

Retell- Beginning, Middle, End *How long ___? What is one thing that __? Where was? When did? Show TEXT EVIDENCE.

Identify Key Details and/or ideas in the textOrganize / Chart *What are the key details? Key ideas?

VOCABULARY & TEXT STRUCTURE

*What are key vocabulary words? *How does the author help us to understand what __ means? Show in the text: (There is an illustration, sentence, word or phrase that says….) *How is the text organized? Literature: Sequence of Major Events Informational: Sequence of Information Cause/Effect, Description, Sequence, Main Ideas/Details – Patterns and Text Structures

AUTHOR’S PURPOSECraft & Structure

*What is the genre/text type? Viewpoints? Point of view? *Who is the narrator? How do you know? Words noted: she/he- her/his OR I/we *Author’s word choice? / Text features? Punctuation used? Fonts used? Pictures and photographs used? Where? Why? Contradictions Probe deeper: TEXT EVIDENCE I conclude ___. I predict ____. I infer that ____. INFORMATIONAL: Key Ideas- BIG Idea LITERATURE: Key Details *What is the author’s central message, theme, lesson? Compare & Contrast - Contradictions Look for and probe into opinions and arguments presented. *What connections can you make that give you a deeper understanding of this text? How can I use this information___? How can this text help me understand __?

How does the text say it?

CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

What does that mean? How can I extend my thinking? OPINIONS, ARGUMENTS, INTERTEXTUAL CONNECTIONS