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Teaching Close Reading of Comprehension

The document discusses using Thinking Maps to closely monitor understanding of complex texts. It prompts the reader to ask questions about a passage describing water treatment, including what question the writer is answering and what thinking process is required. A Flow Map is suggested to show the process described in the passage by using key words and phrases directly from the text. The document emphasizes that closely tracking one's thinking through maps is an important comprehension skill that can be applied across subjects.

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Teaching Close Reading of Comprehension

The document discusses using Thinking Maps to closely monitor understanding of complex texts. It prompts the reader to ask questions about a passage describing water treatment, including what question the writer is answering and what thinking process is required. A Flow Map is suggested to show the process described in the passage by using key words and phrases directly from the text. The document emphasizes that closely tracking one's thinking through maps is an important comprehension skill that can be applied across subjects.

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Close reading of complex text: monitoring of understanding (Using Red Alert)

Show the following text: Questions for discussion:


What question is the writer answering?
What is the thinking process that is required to
process the answer?
Which Thinking Map might be used?
The water is cleaned at the water treatment plant. This cleaning
is done in steps. First, the water is poured into a large tank.
Then, it is mixed with a substance that causes sticky clumps to
form. The clumps settle on the bottom of the tank and the
cleaner water moves on. The water still needs more cleaning. In
the second step, water is poured through a layer of gravel.
Show the resulting Flow Map and discuss the way
the words in the Map are taken directly from the
text they are the key words/phrases that identify
the thinking process.
Explain and discuss - this process is
referred to as leaving tracks of your
thinking. It is an important (and
transferable) comprehension skill.
Read Red Alert
Questions:
What questions does this article answer?
What is the thinking process required to
answer each question?
In pairs, take at least two of the
questions and develop Thinking Maps to
show the thinking. Use only text from
the article.
Share outcomes.
Then In groups, reflect on this process of
close reading and consider how it can
be applied in a range of curriculum
contexts

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