Close Reading Literary Texts Review

What is the purpose of close reading?

• To read the text as quickly as possible

• To analyze and determine what the text says, how it says it, and what it means

• To memorize the content of the text

• To skim through the text for a general understanding

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

A theme in a literary text is a _____________.

• Central idea.

• Universal life lesson or moral of a story.

• Impossible to figure out.

• Life.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The story can take place in the deep dark woods, on a desolate island, or the best English class in the world. These are examples of _____________in a literary text.

• Place.

• Specific location.

• Setting.

• Hyperbole.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the role of Text-Based Questions in close reading?

• To provide a summary of the text

• To encourage memorization of the text

• To require students to read a text closely to gain deeper understanding

• To allow students to answer without close reading of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why is it important for students to know the academic vocabulary used in texts?

• To make the reading process faster

• To be able to skip parts of the text

• To understand the text without reading it

• To apply information directly from the text rather than recalling information from memory

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What are students asked to do to support their written points in the middle school example?

• To draw pictures related to the text

• To write a fictional story based on the text

• To cite textual evidence to back up their written points

• To share their opinions without text evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

This is the sequence of events in literary text:

• Structure.

• Plot.

• This is just called a sequence.

• Plot-Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the student do with unfamiliar words according to the document?

• The student ignores them

• The student circles them, tries to guess their meaning, and uses context clues.

• The student looks them up immediately

• The student replaces them with familiar words

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Who are the people featured in a literary text?

• People.

• Folks.

• Characters.

• Only the important characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the act of moving through the text while annotating encourage the reader to do?

• To focus on the illustrations

• To read and re-read passages

• To finish reading quickly

• To memorize the characters' names

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10