Close Reading
A primer on close reading from the Aspen Institute (here)
Critical reading graphic (here)
Dr. Steven Gerhke’s PowerPoint on Close Reading
ELA Text Exemplars, Complete (here)
Guide to Close Reading from TNCore (here)
What is Close Reading? Dr. Douglas Fisher answers the question here
The Brain on Close Reading, Standford article here
| Grade | Exemplar |
| Prek-2 | No David |
| 3rd | Whatif |
| 3rd | Fidgety Philip |
| 3rd | Because of Winn Dixie (SAP) |
| 4th | Farewell Speech |
| 5th | President’s Message
Eleven by Cisneros Close Read and BAP |
| 6th | The Making of a Scientist (SAP) |
| 6th | The Great Fire (SAP) |
| 6th | The Voice that Changed a Nation (Aspen Institute) |
| 7th | The Glorious Whitewashing (SAP) |
| 8th | The Long Night of the Little Boats (SAP) |
| 8th | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas (SAP) |
| 11-12 | Living Like Weasels (SAP) |
| HS | Can We Make our Students Smarter (by Angela Orr) |
