Close Reading — Lesson Plan Templates

A focuses on helping students deeply engage with a complex text through multiple readings, specific text-dependent questions, and evidence-based discussion.

Avoid giving away the "meaning" of the text before they read it. Let them struggle a little—it’s where the learning happens. Close Reading Lesson Plan Templates

Question: What is this text primarily about? Who are the main characters/subjects? Purpose: Examine how the author’s choices affect meaning. A focuses on helping students deeply engage with

Students will be able to analyze [specific theme/literary device] by citing specific textual evidence. II. The Text Selection specific text-dependent questions