CLOSE READING

Question 1

• It is an approach to extract meaning from a text by examining carefully how language is used in the passage itself (Snow & Connor, 2016, p. 1).

Answer 1

Close Reading

Question 2

• The main intention of __________ is to make the reading of literature simpler.

Answer 2

Close Reading

Question 3

• It is important that each paragraph contains a ____________ idea.

Answer 3

Unifying

Question 4

You place your ‘__________’ after close reading in the form of writing.

Answer 4

Analyses

Question 5

What phase of close reading
▪ The meaning of the poem is revealed.
1. Read the text carefully
2. Note details in what you are reading
3. Make sure to have at least an understanding of what it says even if it is not clear to you
4. You may re-read the text

Answer 5

What the Text Says

Question 6

What phase of close reading
▪ The sentences reveal the pieces of evidence that prove the meaning of the poem.
▪ The rhyme scheme, shape, figurative devices, imagery, symbolism, and the citation of words and lines must be
considered.
▪ This is the heart of the analysis since you summarize the entire poem or narrative.
▪ This takes three paragraphs to mention the evidence and the summary of the poem.
1. Note what are the pieces of evidence or the things that made you realize what you know about the text that you
are reading.
2. Prove your analysis by taking note to how the text is presented such as the shape of the poem, vocabulary words, perspective, actions, the number of stanzas, characteristics of the persona and speech that supports your realization of the text.

Answer 6

How the Text Says It

Question 7

▪ The writer discusses the issue behind the poem.
▪ He/She explains and supports its meaning and relates it to issues that exist in real life.
1. Determine the purpose of the text
2. Relate its importance to real-life situations, other texts, and/or even bigger ideas

Answer 7

What the Text Means