1. Aim: What is Close Reading? How is close reading different from reading? Do Now: Imagine that you are a detective who is investigating a robbery at a bank. Explain in at least 3 sentences how you would begin to figure out who robbed the bank. Mr. Verutes9/17/15 – 9/18/15 English 9

2. Whole Class Review Close Reading Approach – Asking guiding questions as you begin reading the text will help to focus your attention for close reading. Close readers read with a purpose in mind. Examination – Initial questions will lead to examining the text’s topic, information, and structure. Question Further – After an initial observation, devise narrower, more specific questions and read on to investigate the text. Analysis – Analyze (and mark) key details and language to deepen your understanding. Explain – Explain what you understand from asking questions and investigating the text in order to answer them. Summarize in the margins or on a sheet of paper to track your understanding.

3. Classwork Activity Close Reading – Refer to your notes on close reading, and, as we view the following images, consider the following questions: – What is going on in each image? – What stands out to me as I examine each image? Next, write down 3-5 details that you notice about each image.

4. Whole Class Share Close Reading Activity What questions did you ask as you examined each image? What details did you notice? What are three key details in each image that help us to understand what’s “going on”? What conclusions can we draw base on the details you noted? Activity & Share Write a caption for each image that summarizes what you think each image is about.

5. Whole Class Activity -Review Guiding Questions Handout & complete “Approaching the Text” and “Questioning the Text” rows of the Questioning Texts handout -Review Vocabulary excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller -Read Aloud excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller - Record our Text-Specific Question for the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

6. Homework Consider the Text-Specific Question: What does Helen Keller think about her teacher? Then, re-read the excerpt from The Story of My Life and record any details (of at least one complete sentence each) that help you to answer the text- specific question on the Analyzing Details worksheet Complete the rest of the Analyzing Details worksheet based on your reading of the excerpt from The Story of My Life

7. Share What details did you notice and mark while reading this time? How did you answer the question What does Helen Keller think about her teacher?