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Harvard College Writing Center: How to Do a Close Reading

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A brief explanation of the tasks involved in doing a close reading in preparation for writing. This writer breaks the process into three steps which involve annotating the text, looking for patterns, and asking questions of the text.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
close reading, literary analysis, reading comprehension, reading strategies
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)