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#nnotating te te$t $t % hree hree'step 'step process process (applicable to media, narratives, and informational text) % Read through di(erent lenses % Identif) patterns % Develop a new understanding of the te$t *ased on the patterns
% !uts & Bolts % e$t e$t evid evidence ence % +ord choice % Structure
Reading closel) for povargument % "ver)da) life is an interaction of points of view, % Su*tle in-uential messages come from all angles, % Build students. con/dence to trust that their own 0udgments are sound, % 1elps students to ma2e sense of the world and ta2e ris2s,
Reading closel) for PO3argument in 4edia and Informational te$ts Reading Closely for Point of View and Argument in Informational Texts 5, Rea ead d th thrrou ough gh le lens nses es,,
Len ens s 65 6577 +h +hat at is th the e po poin intt of vi view ewa arrgu gume ment nt8 8 Ideas or claims Reasons the claim is right "vidence supporting the reasons Counterargument Lens 697 +hat ma2es the point of viewargument viewargument persuasive8 e$t e$t evidence +ord choice Structure • • • •
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+hich points of viewideas vi ewideas are repeated8 +hat techni;ues does the author use to ma2e his or her point of viewargument8 +hat stic2s out as di(erent or unusual in the te$t8 • •
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3alidit) and strength of the argument7 a rgument7 Central idea or claim 4ostleast persuasive parts • •
Closel) reading informational te$t for povargument % Sis! Boom! Bah! Humbug! Ric2 Reill) =9>>?@ % Read the article with two lensesA one for point of viewargument and the other for determining what in the te$t ma2es it persuasive % Identif) patterns in the articleA carr) those patterns to the rest of the te$t to identif) larger patterns % r) r) to develop a new understanding understanding of of the article *ased on the validit) and strength of the argument
Closel) reading media for PO3#rgument Mayor Bloomberg bans large sugary drinks!
Reading closel) for Point of view in !arratives Reading Closely for Point of View in Narraties 5, Rea ead d th thro roug ugh h len lense ses, s,
Lens 65 Lens 6577 +h +hat at is th the e au auth thor or.s .s an and dor or ch char arac acter ter.s .s po poin intt of vi view ew here8 +hat are the) thin2ing +hat the) *elieve +hat the) feel or want Lens 697 +hat ma2es the author.s andor character.s character.s point of view persuasive8 e$t e$t evidence +ord choice Structure • • •
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+hich points of viewideas vi ewideas are repeated8 +hat techni;ues does the author use to ma2e his or her point of viewargument8 +hat stic2s out as di(erent or unusual in the te$t8 • •
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+hat is the purpose or e(ect of these points of view8 +hat is revealed a*out a theme8 •
Closel) reading narratives for point of view % The Absolutely True iary of a art"Time #ndian Sherman Sle$ie =9>>?@
% Read the e$cerpt with two lensesA one for point of view and the other for determining what in the te$t solidi/es that point of view % Identif) patterns in the e$cerptA carr) those patterns to the rest of the te$t to identif) larger patterns % r) r) to develop a new understanding understanding of the te$t te$t *ased on )our list of points of view and identi/ed patterns
he famil) tree tree Reading Reading across te$ts % Loo2ing inward often results in loo2ing outward, % Big life ;uestions can also *e as2ed of te$ts, % Comparing te$ts provides a conte$t, % Conte$t allows us to see things more clearl),
Reading closel) while readin eading g acr across te$ts te$ts Reading Closely for Reading Aross Texts 5, Read through lenses,
Choose a comparison7 Characters or su*0ects hemes or central ideas Settings #uthors • • • •
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Decide how to compare7 e$t e$t evidence +ord choice Structure Point of view • • • •
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Readin eading ga acr cross oss narrative te$ts % Students need to have read a variet) of te$ts % Students should *e familiar with the te$ts =/rst lesson@ % Provide a te$t to get them started and as2 them to thin2 of other te$ts the) could compare it to =and wh)@ % Once )ou.ve settled on the te$ts )ou will *e comparingA )ou can start the <'step process Reference e$ample on pp, 5>'555
Readin eading ga acr cross oss narrative te$ts % Read through lenses % Burn and The $ault in %ur Stars % Characters male leads =Burn and us@
% Loo2 for patterns % #ttractive love interests % Euiet and *rooding % Intentl) loo2ing at the girl the) admire % Burn is dangerous and us is not
% Develop a new understandi understanding ng
Reading across Informational te$tsmedia % igital Boo&s 'eave a eader old and The aily Beast % Demonstrate with su*0ects that )our students will /nd worth) of stud)ing =gross factsA heated de*atesA de*a tesA relevant issues@ % Read through lenses *) * ) selecting appropriate te$ts to compare and the conte$t in which )ou.re going to compare them % Identif) patterns *) loo2ing at te$t evidenceA word choiceA structureA and point of view
Reading closel) for povargument and the famil) tree % hree hree'step 'step process process (applicable to media, narratives, and informational text) % Read through lenses % :se lenses to /nd patterns % Develop a new understanding of the te$t *ased on the patterns
% !uts & Bolts % e$t e$t evid evidence ence % +ord choice % Structure
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