If you learn to “read” without understanding what good reading involves, you learn to read poorly. That is why reading is a
fundamentally passive activity for many students. It is as if their theory of reading was something like this: “You let your eye move
from left to right, scanning one line at a time, until somehow, in some inexplicable way, meaning automatically and effortlessly happens in
the mind.”‘How to read a paragraph-The Art of Close Reading’
Richard Paul, Linda Elder
Chapter 1 Structure
➢ Browse through titles➢ Skim summaries, prefaces, comments
➢ Decide which book you’ll read
THINK
❏ Why did I choose this book?❏ What do I expect from the story?
❏ What do I expect from the characters?❏ What will I learn from this book?
Chapter 2Step into the book
● Read
● Analyse
● Understand
● Evaluate
Think
❏ What was the writer’s purpose?
❏ How did you understand their purpose?
❏ What emotions did you experience while reading?
❏ What caused these emotions?
Chapter 3Focus on Language
● Reread(in sections)
● Keep:a vocabulary recorda grammar record
Think
❏ Could you understand unknown words without looking them up? How?
❏ Why did the writer choose those particular words? (specified sections)
❏ Did the various tenses used make a difference to your
understanding of the text?understanding of the plot?
Chapter 4Produce
Think & Write
● Micro-plots What would you add to the story?
● Add/Remove characters How does that change the story?
● The biography of your What was their background and how
favourite character did that affect the story?
Chapter 5Reflect
➢ Review your notes ➢ Go through your vocabulary and grammar records
➢ Read your own work
What have you learned?
How will you use that knowledge?
Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the
character and growth of its speakers.
Cesar Chavez