{"product_id":"9781943360017","title":"Close Reading in the Secondary Classroom: (Improve Literacy, Reading Comprehension, and Critical-Thinking Skills)","description":"\u003cp\u003eClose-reading strategies help students develop the critical-thinking skills essential for the rest of their lives. \u003ci\u003eClose Reading in the Secondary Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e offers high school and middle school educators extensive guidance on how to introduce close reading to students and help them improve their reading comprehension skills and critical thinking. Learn how to select close-reading examples and passages, elicit deeper question formation, facilitate positive classroom discussion, and assess your students' reading comprehension and literacy progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the importance of close reading, prereading, and post-reading activities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to choose appropriate literary or informational texts for close reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePass on tools necessary for literary analysis and annotating text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop thought-provoking questions and discussion that deepen text analysis and reading comprehension.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssess students' critical and creative thinking skills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Research and Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Prereading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Reading Twice and Annotating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Generating Questions and Reading Analytically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Discussing as a Class or Analyzing Individually, and Using Processing Activities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Planning and Assessing Close Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Answers to Comprehension Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Extended Examples of Close Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Solution Tree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057079369968,"sku":"9781943360017","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943360017_p0.jpg?v=1763801699","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943360017","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}