What is close reading? According to Reading A-Z close reading "Requires students to get truly involved with the text they are reading. The purpose is to teach them to notice features and language used by the author" According to Clare Mackie' SnapGuide there are 8 tasks to perfom a close reading : 1. Circle any vocabulary you are unfamiliar with and look up the definition 2.Language Choice. Underline any language that attracts you r attention for any reason. 3.Highlight verbs and find patterns 4.Predict 5.Opinions and reflections 6.Questions 7. Overall Theme Integrating Technology For our project we had to do a close reading using agoogle doc The tasks to perform a close reading included: steps: 1. Make a copy of the Google doc and ensure it has your name in the title. Share with professor Google account: 2. Read the key so you will understand the new layout of the text. 3. Read the text and use the close reading strategies of highlighting in color (using a Google Add On called TextHelp Study Skills), underlining, and Comments. 4. The expectation is that you will read the text at least twice. The second reading should be a renewed look at a certain aspect of a claim, writing patter, or examination if the evidence. You should add new comments or reply to yourself with more information. 5. Optional: share your with with one or more peers (by adding them as collaborators) to extend the understanding of the reading. Give each other feedback in the form of comments. If your peers are on as collaborators, then can add comments with their name. 6. Once completed, you will write a blog post reflecting on both the content of the reading (the theory, and it's connection to this class and our practice in EDL630. Feel free to use the QQCE format) and on your experience with close reading. Was it easier or harder than you thought? How does it inform your practice? Include a link to your original reading w/annotations and comments in your post. 7. Share your post on Twitter and in our Google+ Community. 8. Comment on at least two peers' reflections. ReferencesLave, J., & Wenger, E. (1991). Situated learning. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. | Reflection As a reader, I have noticed that in order to understand the central message of text, I need to expand further from the text I am reading. I need to discuss it with someone, look up information, or read someone else's understanding of the text. Only a collaborative close reading will help me understand this text. According to Lave and Wegner's situated learning theory, we learn not just by doing our selves, but an event of co-participation between those that are part of a community of practice. I really didn't quite understand what the authors were trying to explain in their book Situated Learning: legitimate peripheral participation. As I tried my own techniques on how I learned, I found out through Learning and Teaching how the book was based on case studies on how artisans learn. This made more interested in what I was reading. It really relates on how this class works. Students have to do in order to learn. We can't understand about how increasing our professional learning network by reading articles. We must create social network accounts, blog, read, share our knowledge, share someone's knowledge. The process in which we learn involves newcomers, and old timers which they interact having a transitional approach to the learning. When collaborating within our own close reading gave us a better understanding of the reading itself. Every one thinks differently and their ideas spark other ideas you did not have. An example of this is how Sarah decomposed the title of the book and researched about the authors backgrounds. This way of thinking helped me understand more on what was purpose of this reading. To become a full member of a community of practice requires access to a wide range of ongoing activity, old-timers, and other members of the community; and to information, resources, and opportunities for participation. |
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