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Close Reading"We all begin as close readers. Even before we learn to read, the process of being read aloud to, and of listening, is one in which we are taking in one word after another, one phrase at a time, in which we are paying attention to whatever each word or phrase is transmitting. Word by word is how we learn to hear and then read, which seems only fitting, because that is how the books we are reading were written in the first place." from Learning to write by learning to read by Francine Prose Doing CLOSE READINGS - 1. How to Do a Close Reading 2. Steps for Close Reading 3. Close Reading Example: "The Lady of Shalott" 4. Close Reading of a Literary Passage 5. What is Close Reading? 6. Getting an A on an English Paper: Close Reading -- Professors in every department want well-researched papers with good theses. Professors in English departments also want to see that you can read closely, paying excruciatingly close attention to the details of language. 7. NEW CRITICISM & Close Reading 8. Close Reading Guide 9. Writing about Fiction Dr. McClennen's Close Reading Guide - HOW TO DO A CLOSE READING |