Step 2 of close reading

1. Key Words and Phrases
Learning How to Learn

2. Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Key Words and Phrases
3. Scoring Guide

3. Introduction
We have been working on a reading strategy
called close reading. Close reading is when
you carefully study a text (story, article,
paragraph, poem, or chapter) so that you can
deeply understand the meaning.

4. Introduction
Why would it be important to know how to
closely read a text?
What situations might you be in where you
would need to do this?

5. Introduction
There are many steps to close reading but the
first step is to simple sit down and do a cold
read.
During a cold read, you read a text once
through to get a sense of what it is about.

6. Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Key Words and Phrases
3. Scoring Guide

7. Key Words and Phrases
The 2nd step of close reading is Key Words
and Phrases.
During this step, you reread the text and take
note of any key or important words.

8. Key Words and Phrases
Key words are…
● words that stand out
● words that show emotions
● words with multiple meanings
● words that connect to ideas or the theme of
a text.

9. Key Words and Phrases
Key phrases are…
● short sentences from the text which include
your key word, a key idea, or key term
● describe or give an example of a key word
● longer sentences that describe an important
experience or event

10. Key Words and Phrases
Key Words
Alice Harte
Key Phrases
● a school in New
Orleans
● earned an A rating
● has long waiting list
of students

11. Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Key Words and Phrases
3. Scoring Guide

12. Scoring Guide
4 - identified key words and phrases including
vocabulary words, important words, or vivid
words. Selected a phrase that connects to
vocabulary by defining, elaborating, or clarifying
the word

13. Scoring Guide
3 - identified MOST of the key words and
phrases, including vocabulary words, important
words, or vivid words. Selected phraese that
connect to the vocabulary by defining,
elaborating, or clarifying

14. Scoring Guide
2 - identified SOME of the key words and
phrases from the text. Connection between
phrases and words is lacking or does not make
sense.

15. Scoring Guide
1 - did NOT identify the key words or phrases.
Words and phrases were randomly picked and
were not defined.

16. Scoring Guide
How did you do?
4, 3, 2, 1?