3-5 Grade Close Reading Anchor Charts
What does “Close Reading” look like in 3
rd
Grade?
1
st
Reading – What does the text say? RL 1, 2, 3 RI 1, 2, 3
•
Ask/answer questions referring explicitly to text for answers
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Recount stories, determine central message, and explain how it’s conveyed
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Describe characters (traits, motivations, feelings) and explain how actions
contribute to sequence of events
•
Determine main idea; recount key details and explain how they support main
idea
•
Describe relationship between series of historical events, scientific ideas, or
steps in technical procedures
2
nd
Reading
–
How does the text work? RL 4, 5, 6 RI 4, 5, 6
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Determine meaning of words/phrases in text; distinguish literal from nonliteral
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Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems, using terms like chapter, scene,
stanza; describe how each builds on earlier sections
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Distinguish reader’s point of view from that of the narrator, other character, or
author
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Use text features and search tools to locate relevant information efficiently
3
rd
Reading – What does it mean? RL 7, 8, 9 RI 7, 8, 9
What is its value? How does it connect to other texts?
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Explain how illustrations contribute to understanding of text
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Compare/contrast themes, settings, plots by same author or characters
•
Describe logical connection between sentences and paragraphs in text
(comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence)
•
Compare/contrast most important points and key details in two texts on same
topic
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detective!
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