ENGLISH 11Warm-Up

Close Reading StrategiesPractice

WARM-UP:How do you read texts for school? What do you do to help you remember what you’ve read?

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the themes, challenges, and dilemmas faced today.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:1. In what ways does the American dream manifest itself in American life?

2. How does one create a personal definition of the American dream?

English 11 – Binder5 Tabs

Warm-Ups It is preferred that you use a 3 hole punched single subject notebook to

complete your warm-ups and end of class summaries. Notes

Keep your Cornell Notes in dated order in this section of the binder Keep your extra loose leaf paper here

Writing Handouts All handouts, assignments, and drafts should be kept in this section

SAT Prep Add handouts as they are provided. We will also keep track of your

individual SAT exercise growth in this sectionReturned work

English 11 – BinderLoose leaf paper

Keep paper in your binder for writing prompts, text questions, and all other assignments for class

I will provide paper as needed until my supply is gone, please do not abuse this courtesy as it will simply limit the paper I can provide for ALL students.

Pens and PencilsIt is your responsibility to have a writing implement for classI will try to provide pens and/or pencils as my supply allows, but

again this is a courtesy only

Many students find it helpful to keep extra items in a three hole punch pencil case in the front of the Binder.

Why Close Reading?

How do you read a text? What strategies do you use in order to note important ideas within the text?

Close ReadingClose Reading is not just reading the literal word-for-word information in front of you.

Close Reading

It’s not just reading between the lines.

It’s reading what is stated and unstated by the author to figure out what the author is saying, interpreting the facts along with the author’s attitude, using implied meaning to make accurate assumptions, and drawing accurate conclusions.

Close ReadingClose reading involves a higher level of sophistication in reading through:

Analyzing facts and opinionsEvaluating bias statements Synthesizing groups of supporting statements to summarize or

paraphrase, bringing individual clarity to the piece read

2 Close Reading Strategies for English 11

1. Thinking Notes – this strategy will guide you in thinking about what you’re reading while you are reading it.

2. Annotating the Text – this strategy will help you return to the text to locate specific details and wonders.

Thinking Notes

While you read, mark your text with the following notes – obviously, you cannot “mark” your school books, BUT you can add post-it notes in a book OR write the line number in your Cornell Notes and add the mark. As a class, we will use 4 specific symbols to indicate the same ideas for the remainder of this course.

Thinking Notes* Main Idea – central to the author’s purpose

! I love this part! Great writing of idea

? Raises a question – possible discussion point for class

?? Something is unclear or confusing – I need to ask about this in class

PracticeAdd Thinking Notes to the first passage!

Annotating a TextAnnotating is reading with a pencil! You should take notes while you read about

what you read.

People have been annotating texts since there have been

texts to annotate.

Annotation is not highlighting.

Annotation slows down the reader in order to

deepen understanding.

Annotation in Grades 9-12 Underline the major points. Circle keywords or phrases that are confusing or unknown

to you. Use a question mark (?) for questions that you have during the

reading. Be sure to write your question. Use an exclamation mark (!) for things that surprise you, and

briefly note what it was that caught your attention. Draw an arrow ( ) when you make a connection to ↵

something inside the text, or to an idea or experience outside the text. Briefly note your connections.

Mark EX when the author provides an example. Number arguments, important ideas, or key details and

write words or phrases that restate them.

Modeling in 9th

Grade English

Student annotation in 11th grade English

HomeworkComplete the questions for Passage 1. Complete thinking notes for Passage 2.

English 11“The World on the Turtle’s Back”

Warm-UpClose Reading NOTES Review

Text-Dependent QuestionsSummary

What different accounts of creation – biblical, scientific, or stories from family or other cultures have you heard or read? Write a brief response to what you believe and how you came to know it…

Warm-Up:

Share your ! with your neighbor. Discuss.

Exchange your paper with your neighbor – what similarities do you see? What differences exist?Why do you think these differences exist?How is this similar to the differences you saw between your

notes and those of another classmate?

Close Reading NOTES Review

Native American Literature Notes

Before we return to the text, add the following slides to the notes section of your Binder in Cornell format!

200 distinct groups – 500 distinct languagesCreated the first American LiteratureOral Tradition - Spoken words handed down from generation to generation in storytelling and performances

Native Americans

Emphasizes the importance of living in harmony with the natural world

Human beings have a kinship with animals, plants, the land, heavenly bodies, and the elements

The human and the nonhuman are seen as parts of a sacred whole

Human beings must maintain a right relationship with the world around them

Native American Literature

Creation myths explain how the universe, earth, and life began

Hero and trickster tales show how the world transformed to its present state

Ritual songs and chants are used as part of Native American ceremonies

Native American Literature

Refers to six separate Native American groups – Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onodaga, Mohawk, and Tuscarora

All but the Tuscarora once resided in what is now New York State

War with other tribes led to the formation of the “Iroquois League” in 1570

For 200 years, Iroquois dominated other Native American groups and remained free from British and French rule

Iroquois

Explain the beginnings of the universe, life, and the earth

To some extent, are imaginative stories of cause and effect

Cause and Effect Relationship - One thing (the cause) directly brings about the other (the effect)

Creation Myths

Contains the idea that there is a sky world above our world where supernatural beings exist

A story of cause and effectThe actions of supernatural beings cause the present features of the world to exist

Explains how the land and other physical features were formed

While we read, keep track of the cause and effect relationships using the graphic organizer provided.

“The World on the Turtle’s Back”

“The World on the Turtle’s Back”

Review the summary completed at the end of your text-dependent questions for homework.

Pass forward your text questions!

Sky Woman (1936)By Ernest Smith

Homework

Complete the Worksheet

Complete Thinking Notes on the final reading selection.