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Narrative Text . . .

Narrative Text. What does it say?. How does the text say it?. Find examples of figurative language: (metaphor/simile, descriptive language, symbolism). Summary of chapter/how did the story advance?. This is your summary. This is the author’s craft & structure. The gist/central idea

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Narrative Text . . .

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  1. Narrative Text . . . What does it say? How does the text say it? Find examples of figurative language: (metaphor/simile, descriptive language, symbolism) Summary of chapter/how did the story advance? This is your summary This is the author’s craft & structure • The gist/central idea • Specific evidence to support • Ideas in order of importance • Obvious/logical inferences • Most important ideas/events • What genre does the selection represent? • Whose voice did the author choose as the narrator? • What are the style, mood and tone? • What word choice, imagery and figures of speech (simile, metaphor, alliteration, irony, repetition, personification) does the author use? What does it mean? So . . . What does it mean to me? Make a connection (to a book/movie, your life, current events) Consider: shifts in character, conflict, dialogue This is where you make a connection to your life This is the claim; the author’s intent • Text Self: • What does this remind me of in my life? • How is this different from my life? • How does this relate to my life? • What were my feelings when I read this? • What is the theme/central idea? • How is the theme/central idea supported with ideas & details? • How does the author use language: dialect, variant spellings, archaic words, formal/informal words to shape the tone and meaning of the piece? • How does the author use point of view, style, mood, tone, text features, imagery, figures of speech (simile, metaphor, alliteration, irony, repetition, onomatopoeia, personification) and the lead, to achieve his/her purpose (author’s intent)? • Text Text: • How is the text similar to other things I’ve read/watched? • Have I read something like this before? • Text World: • What does this remind me of in the real world? • How does this relate to the world around me? • How is this similar/different to things that have happened • around me? Reading Strategy: Close and Critical Reading Bookmarks can be found at: http://missionliteracy.com/page68/assets/Close%20and%Critical%Reading%20bookmarks%20June%202010.pdf

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