Close reading poetry: "O Captain! My Captain!"
To access a .pdf of Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!"
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This sequence of lessons is based on text-dependent questions that are answered through a close reading of the poem, "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman.
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Close Reading Lesson 1 - Analyze the impact of word choices on meaning and tone
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Close Reading Lesson 2 -
Clarify your impression of the text |
Close Reading Lesson 3 - Identify character relationships
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In this lesson you will learn how to analyze the impact of word choices on meaning and tone by focusing on a description.
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In this lesson you will learn how to clarify your impression of the text by analyzing the author’s use of repetition.
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In this lesson you will learn how to identify character relationships by analyzing shared experiences between characters.
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Close Reading Lesson 4 - Analyze the meaning of a text
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Close Reading Lesson 5 -Analyze the impact the structure of a text has on its meaning
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Close Reading Lesson 6 -Interpret the author's theme
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In this lesson you will learn how to analyze the meaning of a text by comparing different characters’ points of view.
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In this lesson you will learn how to analyze the impact the structure of a text has on its meaning by looking at its rhyme scheme.
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In this lesson you will learn how to interpret the author’s theme by analyzing the poem’s structure.
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Close Reading Informational "Gettysburg Address"
This lesson set contains resources and videos for the close reading unit on the "Gettysburg Address" (March 19, 1863)
Access a copy of the Gettysburg Address.
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There are a few images of Abe Lincoln visiting Gettysburg, USA Today has several that you can zoom and pan on,
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Close Reading Lesson 1: Gettysburg Address
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Close Reading Lesson 2: Gettysburg Address
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Close Reading Lesson 3 Gettysburg Address
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In this lesson you will learn to analyze the development of a central idea by evaluating the impact of word choice.
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In this lesson you will learn how to determine the persuasive impact of specific words by analyzing the words’ connotative meaning.
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In this lesson you will learn to analyze the impact of word choice on tone by analyzing the transformation using context.
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Close Reading Lesson 4: Gettysburg Address
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Close Reading Lesson 5: Gettysburg Address
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In this lesson you will learn how an author develops an idea by analyzing the literal and metaphorical use of a word.
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In this lesson you will learn to determine how an author advances his purpose by analyzing the author’s rhetoric
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