Interaction with Mentor Text for Close Reading
(Just one girl's opinion...)
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| Standardized
How might we inspire students to look at text through a variety of lenses?
Close Reading provides students with a deeper interaction with fiction and non-fiction text. Students can analyze content, learn conventions of language, and explore writing strategies. Is a standardized method the way to achieve this depth? Can close reading strategies be infused with a broader discussion of a text, or through a student's authentic response to mentor text? Allowing students to interact with words in unique and creative ways, personalized by what stands out to them, authentically reflecting their thoughts, has a powerful effect on their development of analysis...AND their lifelong pursuit of learning.
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