[“A Close Look at Close Reading: Scaffolding Students with Complex Texts”](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SCmfYJDtC5YIQxZsSxrHIW4hJMHUp1sh/view?usp=drive_link) by Beth Burke > An in-depth look at what close reading actually is, why it is effective, etc. [Close Reading for Literature](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MqjPs08abPms4mj8LmHlOO_Uz7PTgbd7/view?usp=drive_link) (JPEG) [Close Reading for Informational Texts](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A0JE2nvAJEJ-gSROUthpInAQtwCDSFTt/view?usp=drive_link) (JPEG) > Nice quick reference to the steps, short and sweet. [Step 1 - Ideas and Details](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BK3UpIBekLKQBDKjNqJfabxR402rMvlT/view?usp=drive_link) [Step 2 - Craft and Structure](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rpU-t7jSA9X007yjj93qjA37dek-WBQE/view?usp=drive_link) [Step 3 - Knowledge and Ideas](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L9c0_zjh8UhOhuewdyF9p7gV1zxIV7Sp/view?usp=drive_link) > Questions you can ask and strategies you can use as you read, to fully internalize a text. [Using *your own writing* to practice close reading](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15qTzpVnlvR-E6--ty4TNd1PjEwo7OVat0G6jpPTelME/edit?usp=sharing) (using the AQC method) [Using your own writing to practice close reading - example from a class session](https://drive.google.com/file/d/16dNbDYtpkSU2MDDr1oNAbc-mxarZ811N/view?usp=drive_link) (VIDEO) > Being a careful reader makes you a better writer, and being a careful writer makes you a better reader. Questioning your own writing to make sure it will make sense to *someone else* helps you make sure that what you read really makes sense to *you.* ---- (these are one category of the [[reading and note-taking strategies]])