Close Readings

1.  http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=886  (close reading of a sonnet)

2.  http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=814  (Shakespeare)

3.  http://lessonplans.dwrl.utexas.edu/content/workshopping-student-claims-close-reading (lesson plan - Shakespeare)

4.  http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/monroe-doctrine-close-reading#sect-activities (Monroe Doctrine)

5.  http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/personal-or-social-tragedy-close-reading-edith-whartons-ethan-frome#sect-thelesson  (high school)

6.   http://www.achievethecore.org/ela-literacy-common-core/sample-lessons/close-reading-exemplars/ (examples from K-12)

7.  http://michaelkmilton.com/2012/04/20/close-reading-and-the-magic-eye-a-quick-thought/

8.  http://iteach4results.wikispaces.com/file/view/Guide+to+Creating+Questions+for+Close+Analytic+Reading.pdf

9.  http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/CloseReading.html

10. http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/reading_lit.html

11. http://theliterarylink.com/closereading.html

12. http://www.mantex.co.uk/2009/09/14/what-is-close-reading-guidance-notes/

13. http://elaccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/file/view/CCSA+From+Snorkeling+to+Deep+Sea+Diving+2011+for+Participants.pdf (pages 11-28)

14.  http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/the-art-of-close-reading-part-one/509 (Part 1 of 3)

15.  http://wac.newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/EngPaper/close.html

16.  http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/the-art-of-close-reading-part-two/510  (Part 2 of 3)

17.  http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/the-art-of-close-reading-part-three/511 (Part 3 of 3)

18.  http://www.engageny.org/resource/preparing-for-close-reading-with-students/  (video)

19.  http://www.ltftraining.org/Portals/ltftraining/docs/Understanding%20Shakespeare%208.pdf

20.  http://www.missionliteracy.com/page78/assets/Close%20and%20Critical%20Reading%20bookmarks%20June%202010.pdf

21.  http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/s/a/sam50/closeread.htm

22.  http://mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/close_reading.htm

23.  http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/EngPaper/close.html

24.  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/751/01/  (Shakespeare's Sonnets; poetry; high school)

25.  http://academic.reed.edu/writing/paper_help/close-reading.html  (useful guidelines; middle, high)

26.  Close Reading Tips

27.  http://www.missionliteracy.com/page15/page1/page2/assets/Close%20and%20Critical%20Reading%20bookmarks%20June%202010.pdf  (bookmark format, tips)

28.  http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec12/vol70/num04/Closing-in-on-Close-Reading.aspx

29.  http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar10/vol67/num06/The-Case-for-Slow-Reading.aspx (The Case for Slow Reading)

30.  http://www.isbe.net/common_core/pls/level2/ppt/l2crmodelingk-5.pptx  (PowerPoint K-5 examples)

31.  http://www.aacrc.net/close_read_pack.php  (A Close Look at Close Reading - step by step directions)

32.  http://www.isbe.state.il.us/common_core/pls/level2/html/close-reading.htm  (documents and video explanations)

33.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adXdTXEzmzE  (video explanations, Dr. Seuss book)

34.  http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/blog/index/close_reading_background_knowledge_and_historical_documents  (Anthony Petrosky)

35.  http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/blog/index/another_perspective_on_close_reading  (Anthony Petrosky)

36.  http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/files/cal/pdf/texts-from-harvard.pdf  (interrogating texts; Harvard)

37.  http://4-12ela.idso.eportalnow.net/guided-highlighted-reading.html  (strategies, examples)

38.  http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/reading_lit.html  (close readings of a literary passage)

39.  http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/s/a/sam50/closeread.htm  (How to Do a Close Read)

40.  http://www.mantex.co.uk/2009/09/14/what-is-close-reading-guidance-notes/  (What Is Close Reading0

41.  http://www.isbe.state.il.us/common_core/pls/level2/html/close-reading.htm  (examples - preview extensively before using with students; all grade levels)

42.  http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/critical-reading-writing/general-reading/strategies-for-close-reading/  (strategies for close reading)

43.  http://www.achievethecore.org/ela-literacy-common-core/sample-lessons/close-reading-exemplars  (close reading examples; various levels)

44.  http://www.middleweb.com/10734/number-one-close-reading-skill/  (Power of Questioning)

45.  http://www.livebinders.com/media/get/NjIzNTM3MA==  (quick review)

46.  http://www.saludaschools.org/Page/2357

47.  http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/close-reading-literary-texts-31012.html  (reminder that this is not new)

48.  http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/1134950#anchor  (many resources connected to close reading in this livebinder)

49.  http://wwwatanabe.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/close-read-complex-text-and-annotate.html

50.  http://www.middleweb.com/15929/  (media literacy and close readings)

51.  http://www.middleweb.com/14702/close-reading-what-why-how/  (several embedded links to resources)

52.  http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/13/the-best-resources-on-close-reading-help-me-find-more/  (several articles are referenced)

53.  http://projectsharetexas.org/resource/annotate-and-analyze-paired-passage-practice-1-english-1-reading  (process for analyzing passages with annotation examples included)

54.  http://nieonline.com/tbtimes/downloads/CCSS_reading.pdf  (article on close readings and text dependent questions)

55.  http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/Page/2980  (multitude of resources - check this out)

56.  http://www.ceres.k12.ca.us/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=19794158  (large document 95 pages on close reading processes, templates, and examples)

57.  http://www.kathyglassconsulting.com/documents/TextDeptQuesIRA2013KATHYGLASS.pdf  (powerpoint on close reading processes, templates, and examples)

58.  http://www.fsusd.org/Page/8778 

59.  http://commoncoreinstitute.org/materials/facultychat_textdependentquestions.pdf

60.  https://www.mydigitalchalkboard.org/portal/default/Content/Viewer/Content;jsessionid=7uZyYsZjB-NVXcZ6a5wyzw**?action=2&scId=306592&sciId=17413  (Resources like video segments demonstrating close readings)

61.  http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Common-Core/Text-Dependent-Questions-Part3-Facilitator-Notes.pdf  (might be useful in professional collaboration sessions)

62. http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/03/23/strategies-for-close-reading

63.  http://www.csai-online.org/sites/default/files/resource/38/Supporting%20Students%20in%20Close%20Reading.pdf

64.  http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/critical-thinking-the-art-of-close-reading-part-one/509

65.  http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/10-intriguing-photographs-to-teach-close-reading-and-visual-thinking-skills/?_r=0   (may need to adapt pictures to match lesson goals, subject goals, age-appropriate goals, etc.)

66.  https://www.engageny.org/resource/close-reading-strategies-with-informational-text-by-expeditionary-learning