Study & education
close reading
careful analysis of a text
Close reading is the careful study of a written text and its small details.
Hear it in real life
What did you do in class today?
We did a close reading of a speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Our close reading of the short story changed the way I understood the final scene.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We made a close reading of the poem.
Say: We did a close reading of the poem.
The usual verb with 'a close reading' is 'do,' not 'make.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
do a close reading of a text; close reading reveals
Your turn: say it out loud
Our close reading of the short story changed the way I understood the final scene.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
close reading
careful analysis of a text
“Our close reading of the short story changed the way I understood the final scene.”
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