Close Read Lesson 1
Individually
- Brainstorm what you think a close read is?
- List key factors for delivering effective close reads?
- What key standards do you think will work best in your classroom when conducting a close read?
As a group
- Compare your answers
- Discuss where they match up and where there are differences
Allow participants 20-25 minutes to brainstorm and reflect with one another.
Participants will be able to:
- Understand the importance of a close read. (Through background of why we need close reads and content standards)
- Select a text/problem for a close read.
Please watch the 12 minute video from EngageNY. The video highlights the benefits of conducting a close reading activity in your classroom.
Literacy (Shift 4 Text Based Questioing)
Please take some time to look over the Anchor Standards for College and Career Readiness for Reading (This was produced from the Core Standards website):
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Craft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6 Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.1
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Allow participants 20-25 minutes to watch video, review standards, and reflect with one another.
Here is an example of a close read that was done with Order of Operations. Use this opportunity to conduct your own close read on the exemplar. Analyze, annotate, and reflect your findings.
File:CloseRead(OrderofOperations).doc
Allow participants 20-30 minutes to solve, discuss and reflect as a group their thoughts regarding the close read.
By the next class pick one sub-standard from the list of standards below to conduct a close read on in your math class.
- Ratio & Proportions
- The Number System
- Expressions and Equations
- Geometry
- Statistics and Probability
There is also a link to EngageNY to help clarify any standards.
NYS MATH 7 COMMON CORE STANDARDS
When finished go on to: Close Read Lesson 2