Starting from the end of our in-class reading on p.23, continue with a close reading through the end of chapter 9, (p.61).
My definition of a close reading:
- Take your time, and be determined to enjoy everything that is available from the text. Read slowly, and in an engaged way. If you can't slow down your reading, consider reading aloud to yourself, or make yourself read at a pace at which you could speak the words.
- Re-read a lot. If you find that you like a passage, re-read it. Re-read whenever you notice that you may not have understood or whenever you notice your attention wandering.
- Take notes, or mark reading locations for all of the following:
-things you LOVE about the writing, story, technique, character, etc.
-things you don't understand, words you don't know.
-things you find funny.
-things you don't like or find disturbing.
-things you'd like to talk about in class.
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