close reading

I like this article on close reading because it helps you to better understand the text. I like the idea of having a pencil in your hand while reading becasue this helps you to take notes and underline the important things in the passage. Another idea that was intersting was finding similarites repetitions and contradictions. This helps to identify whats going on in the article.For example, if you see on word at the top of the article then you see the word keeping being repeated later on you know that word is important and may have several meanings to it. Also asking your self questions after reading the article and asking questions at the end of the article is helpful to fully comprehend things. If you start questioning why something happened then your willing to keep reading to find the answer.

In the other source i found it had the same basic steps on how to close reading, but it added a few more. It said look for the tone because it gives you a good sense of the story such as if the story is humerous, scary etc..Another thing it said to look for is texture. the texture helps to paint a mental picture so you can get an idea of whats happeneing.