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Comprehending Complex Texts

Comprehending Complex Texts. Introductory Unit: What Lies Ahead?. What is a complex text?. A text that contains: Challenging vocabulary Long, complex sentences Figurative language Multiple levels of meaning Unfamiliar settings or locations. Multidraft Reading Chart.

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Comprehending Complex Texts

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  1. Comprehending Complex Texts Introductory Unit: What Lies Ahead?

  2. What is a complex text? • A text that contains: • Challenging vocabulary • Long, complex sentences • Figurative language • Multiple levels of meaning • Unfamiliar settings or locations

  3. Multidraft Reading Chart

  4. Strategy 1: Multidraft Reading • 1st Reading: Look for basics • Who • What • When • Where • Why/How

  5. Reading Chart: 1st Reading • Who: • Martin Luther King, Jr. • What: • Civil rights speech calling for an end to racism • When: • August 28, 1963 • Where: • March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial • Why: • One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves, racism was still alive and well. MLK’s speech was a plea for others to believe in his dream of a different future.

  6. Strategy 1: Multidraft Reading • 2nd Reading: Effectiveness of the writing • Text structure and organization • Use of language and effects

  7. Reading Chart: 2nd Reading • Text structure and organization • How is the speech structured? • Repetition of “I have a dream…” • Use of language and effects • What kind of language does MLK use? • Use of similes, metaphors, imagery, and repetition and emotional language

  8. Strategy 1: Multidraft Reading • 3rd Reading: Compare and contrast • Compare/Contrast to similar selections • Evaluate overall effectiveness and central theme

  9. Similar Selection • Elie Wiesel is a professor, political activist, and author. He has written 57 books, including Night, a book based on his experiences in Auschwitz and other concentration camps. He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. • http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ewieselperilsofindifference.html

  10. Reading Chart: 3rd Reading • Compare/Contrast: • How are they similar? (compare) • How are they different? (contrast) • Overall Effectiveness and Central Theme • How effective were the two speeches? • Are the themes similar?

  11. Strategy 2: Close Read the Text Tips for Close Reading: • Break down long sentences (into parts). • Reread difficult passages(to confirm meaning). • Look for context clues (restatements, definitions, examples, and contrasts). • Identify pronoun antecedents (know who or whom is being referred to). • Look for conjunctions (FANBOYS). • Paraphrase(restate in your own words).

  12. Strategy 3: Ask Questions Be an attentive reader by asking questions as you read. There are three basic categories: • Key Ideas and Details Example: Does the first sentence state facts or express an opinion? • Craft and Structure Example: What parallel structure does the writer use? • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Example: To what extent do you agree with the author’s viewpoint?

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