Unit I: Reading Closely for Textual Details
Reading Closely for Textual Details ELA/Literacy units empower students with critical reading and writing skills at the heart of the Common Core: reading complex texts to analyze textual details and deepen understanding. These units are part of the Developing Core Proficiencies
Program.
The instruction is organized in five sections:
1. Understanding close reading
2. Questioning Texts
3. Analyzing Details
4. Explaining Understanding
5. Discussing Ideas
The units for study include:
"Brain Gain"
"Modern Battlefield"
A study of the literary technique in "Because I could not stop for Death" and "Home Burial"