In a Grove Lesson Plan

Close Reading

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Conduct a close reading of the text, discuss your analysis, and incorporate it into your own writing.

Structure:

In this structured close-reading exercise, students should pay extra attention to how structure, word choice, and point-of-view shape the reader’s experience.

Students may divide into small groups or pairs. Each group should tackle a different section of the text. Each small group should reread their section of the text, highlighting or underlining anything that stands out to them and taking notes. In a close reading, nothing is irrelevant: students should feel encouraged to incorporate their...