Athans, Sandra K. and Robin W. Parente. Tips & Tricks for Analyzing Text and Citing Evidence. 2015. 64p. ISBN 978-1-4777-77539-4. Available at 372.47 ATH on the library shelves.
How do you read a text? The Common Core has transformed reading, focusing more on supporting evidence with textual information than relating the text to one’s own experiences and emotions. But close reading a text require a different set of strategies than required for pleasure reading.
This book provides the reader with specific techniques and advice on how to successfully analyze text and cite evidence from both informational and literature texts. Two chapters of the Odyssey are examined, along with two informational texts on the possible existence of Atlantis. The authors demonstrate these techniques as they read through the texts, writing down ideas, concerns, and questions they still have. They provide examples of summaries that draw on specific evidence from the text as well as questions that allow the reader to check their understanding. These techniques better prepare the reader for school and career readiness.
This is a great way for readers to refresh their reading techniques as well as acquire new ones and examine how reflecting on their own reading skills can help them become better readers.
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