Closer Reading, Grades 3-6 (eBook)

Foreword by Laura Robb
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Closer Reading: Closer Than What?
Chapter 2. Choosing a Complex Text for Close Reading
Chapter 3. Getting in the Mindset of Close Reading
Chapter 4. Supporting Readers Before Close Reading
Chapter 5. Supporting Readers During Close Reading
Chapter 6. Supporting Readers After Close Reading
Chapter 7. Moving Students Toward Independence in Close Reading
Chapter 8. Digging Deeper in Close Reading Through Rereading, Small-Group Instruction, and Independent Reading
Chapter 9. Close Reading for the Common Core--and More
Appendices
Appendix I. Templates for Designing Close Reading Lessons
Preparing for Close Reading
Planning for Close Reading
Appendix II. Sample Lesson Plan for Shared Reading: "She Was THAT Kind of Lady"
Text Selection and Preparation for Close Reading
Lesson Planner for Close Reading
Appendix III. Templates for After Reading
Template 1: Most Important Words
Template 2: Theme Chart
Template 3: Gist Statement and Brief Summary
Template 4: Noticing Text Structure and Genre
Template 5: Evidence From First Close Reading of a Text
Template 6: Paraphrase It!
Template 7: Words That Show Tone
Template 8: Looking Into Illustrations
Template 9: Viewing a Video
Template 10: Reading a Photograph
Template 11: Evaluating an Argument
Template 12: Reading and Evaluating a Primary Source
Template 13: Reading Like a Scientist
Template 14: Reading Like a Historian
Appendix IV. Websites for Short Texts
Appendix V. Bibliography of Picture Books for Close Reading
Works Cited
Index