Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Close Reading.
- Imagery
- 1. quote an example of the imagery being
used
- 2. say what type of imagery is being used
(simile, metaphor, personfication)
- 3. identify the two elements being
compared
- 4. explain what the two elments have in common
- 5. say why the comparison is effective
- 6. link back to the
original question
- Tone
- 1. identify the tone
- 2. quote from the passage
- 3. explain in-depth how your quote
creates your stated mood or tone
- 4. this will most likely focus on word choice,
punctuation and sentence structure
- Linking
- 1. state that the sentence links back to whats previously
been said and quote the part of the sentence that links back
- 2. quote the information previously given
to make this clear
- 3. state that the sentence links forward to introduce what will be
discussed next and quote the part of the sentence that links forward
- 4. quote the information that is later
introduced to make this clear
- Word Choice
- 1. quote the word and give its basic meaning
- 2. give the words connotations
- 3. explain how the words connotations develop
the readers understanding of the passage
- Sentence Structure
- 1. identify the type of sentence
- 2. mention if the sentence is a long complex
setence or a short/simple one
- 3. identify if the word is inversed/different
to create a particular effect
- 4. is there a
list?
- 5. is there repetition of words within the sentence?
- 6. is there a climax in the sentence?
- 7. look a parts of the speech
- 8. look at the tense
- 9. does this sentence include
parenthesis?
- 10. is the sentence written in first or third
person?
- 11. comment on the punctuation used as this effects the
structure
- Contrast
- 1. identify the contrast in your words
- 2. use headings to to show the 2
contrasting ideas
- 3. identify quotes which will illustrate the
difference/contrast/change
- 4. analyse how these quotes show a contrast
- 5. look for other words which will illustrate contrast
- 6. look out for a change in tense
- 7. comment on how these words make a difference clear