To help them out, we’ve compiled a list of resources that teachers can turn to:
What does close reading mean?
A wonderful explanation by Doug Fisher
David Coleman explains the basics of the technique using Letter from a Birmingham Jail as an example
An Explanation of the technique by ASCD
Grant Wiggins (Instruction by Design) explains close reading
A guide on close reading and text complexity from the International Reading Association
Watch examples of close reading
Middle school classroom reading Tom Sawyer
Robert Frost poem in a high school classroom
Example in a 5th grade class using a nonfiction resource
Written example from Purdue OWL using a Shakespearean sonnet
Lesson Examples
Model lessons from Achieve the Core
Strategy guide with example lessons from ReadWriteThink
Help developing a close reading lesson
Indepth guide from the Critical Thinking Community (part one, part two, and part three)
A short and simple guide from Dr. Sophia McClennen of Penn State
Pinterest boards on close reading here and here
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