1. Close Reading Strategies to help our students write

2. Close Reading

6. Read closely again

10. From Fisher/Fry’s: Close Reading and Writing from Sources “The practice of using evidence in writing begins with learning how to use textual evidence in discussion. Close reading of complex texts builds the critical thinking habits necessary for students to move beyond a surface-level examination in order to locate its underlying structure and meaning.”

11. Annotation is a note of any form made while reading text. “Reading with a pencil.”

13. Content Area Close Reading Number the paragraphs in your article Please note: articles for today’s PD were found on Mind 2.0 using the Digital Database and AVID Weekly Free Samples

14. Setting the Stage: Purpose ELA/Reading Prompt for Writing Is Bottled Water a Good Idea? Should water be a commodity that companies can own and sell? Consider arguments for and against the privatization of such natural resources, and write an argumentative essay on the sale of water. Use the information from the texts in your writing.

15. ELA/Reading What should student look for as they read the text? Evidence to support their opinion about the sale of water How the authors used evidence to support their opinion? How did the authors structure their arguments?

16. Text Dependent Questions Explain how bottle water became a desirable commodity in our society. What reasons support or don’t support purchasing bottled water? How does the Food and Drug Administration regulate bottled water?

17. Math Prompt for Writing After reading Gen Y: The Millennials, Write an essay that explains the living arrangements of millenials. Write an argumentative essay that supports the choices Millenials are making. Use the information from the text in your essay.

18. Math What should student look for as they read the text? What are the graphs showing us about Millenials? What evidence within the graphs support the Millenials choices?

19. Math Text Dependent Questions… Explain why people in the generation born between 1984 and 2002 had to reset their careers and delay independence. How did living arrangements and financial concerns influence their decisions?

20. Social Studies Writing Prompt Homelessness is a tragic problem within our society. Why does homelessness exist and how can we begin to tackle this problem? Write an informative essay that describes events leading to homelessness, change in views of the homeless, and solutions that have have been effective in combatting this problem. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the text.

21. Social Studies What should student look for as they read the text? Events leading to homelessness Changes in views of the homeless Solutions

22. Text Dependent Questions 1.What events have led to an increase in homelessness? 2.What has been done to combat this problem? 3.How have views of homelessness changed over time?

23. Science Writing Prompt Write an explanatory essay about the advantages and disadvantages of using tracking devices on animals both in the field and the laboratory. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the text.

24. Science What should student look for as they read the text? Advantages and Disadvantages of tracking devices

25. Text Dependent Questions What are the advantages of using animal tracking devices in the field and in the laboratory? What are the disadvantages of using animal tracking devices in the field and in the laboratory? What role do tracking devices play in the protection of our animals?

26. Florida Standards Shifts Reading complex texts Text based discussions Writing from Sources These shifts are our focus as we read closely and write from sources.

27. Standards supporting our work LAFS. RL.1.1 and RI 1.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. LAFS.6.W.3.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

28. LAFS.6.SL.1.1-3 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on topics, texts and issues, building on other’s ideas and expressing their own clearly; interpreting information and explaining it; delineating a speaker’s argument and distinguishing claims supported by reasoning and evidence from those that are not.

29. When you have your class read closely remember to.. Give a purpose for reading Encourage rereading Provide time for rich text based discussions on the text Use well thought out writing prompts Use questions that require text evidence to answer