SALTA 5th grade

Close Reading Routine High Quality Implementation Checklist

Close Reading Should contain MULTIPLE readings of a text with a new purpose and text dependent questions. Structured Classroom Discussion (ES .82) is an essential component of Close Reading.

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Text Selection

❏ Text is appropriately complex for a CLOSE read ❏ Standard for instruction has been predetermined and is appropriate for the selected text.

Purpose/Objectives ❏ Objective Written and referred to ❏ Annotations introduced and expectations set Text Dependent Questions ❏ Pre-planned ❏ Aligned to Key Ideas and Details (What does the text say?) ❏ Utilize Academic Language Discussion ❏ Discussion partners identified ❏ Discussion norms and rules are Identified ❏ Sentence frames and response frames are preplanned and aligned to purpose. Purpose/Objectives ❏ Objective written and referred to ❏ Annotations marks are referred to and used Text Dependent Questions ❏ Pre-planned ❏ Aligned to Craft and Structure (How does the text work?) ❏ Utilize Academic Language Discussion ❏ Discussion norms and rules are followed ❏ Sentence frames and response frames are preplanned and aligned to purpose. Purpose/Objectives ❏ Objective written and referred to ❏ Annotations marks are referred to and used Text Dependent Questions ❏ Pre-planned ❏ Aligned to purpose Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (How does the text work?) ❏ Utilize Academic Language Discussion ❏ Discussion norms and rules are followed ❏ Sentence frames and response frames are preplanned and aligned to purpose.

1st Read

2nd Read

3rd Read

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