Close Reading StrategiesPencil

• Underline important ideas.

• Write notes in the margins.

• Write meanings for words.

• Write questions in the margins.

Yellow Highlighter• Highlight the CENTRAL IDEA

once you are sure.Pink Highlighter• Circle unknown words.• Highlight important words or

phrases .EX• Example or evidence to

support the main idea.∞• Connection...this reminds

me of.!• Things that surprise you.

WOW or OMG?• Huh? I am not sure what

this means…