Close Reading, Not Just For Text Anymore

Deana Zorko, Madison West High School, dzorko@madison.k12.wi.us

Lauren Rosen, University of Wisconsin, lrosen@wisc.edu

Close Reading Art

• The Uprising-Diego Rivera 
• Mural Collection at MoMA 

Close Reading Infographics

• German Infographic
• French Driving Infographic 
• French Nutrition Infographic  

Create Your Own Close Reading Task 

(Common question words/phrases for text dependent questions: How..., Why..., What's the effect of..., comparison questions)

• Chinese: Tourism 
• French:Vintage Ads
• French: Driving Infographic 
• French: Nutrition Infographic   
• Italian: Vintage Ads
• German: Diet-Climate Change (Source page: Vegetarismus.ch)
• German: Travel Infographic 
• Japanese: Guide Map
• Spanish: Ebola Infographic
• Russian: Ebola Infographic 
• Dining Etiquette-in English looking at several different countries
• CSC Infographics Pinterest Board  

Technologies to Help with Close Reading Tasks 

• Annotation tools: diigo, marqueed, skitch , or bounce.
• Infographic creators: easlly, piktochart, or infogram.

Other Reference Materials

• Deana's Pintrest Board on Close Reading for World Languages 
• Checklist for Evaluating Question Quality 
• How to write text dependent questions 
• Reading Like a Sleuth Infographic-Close Reading Guide for Teachers
• Read Like a Detective Infographic-Close Reading Guide for Students 
• WI DPI Reading Texts Types