Close reading

Close reading can be difficult for many students to grasp. The article from Harvard had many good suggestions for students to follow to help them understand the concept of close reading. Annotating is a term that means underline or highlight. When you underline or highlight things that think are important it will help when your done with the passage. Then you can go back and try to decipher what you think the important text means.  Also looking for patterns will help understand the text. If the writer mentions something a few times then it is mostly likely and important part he is trying to portray to the reader. And finally you have to ask questions about the writing. You then look back into the text and try to find answers to your questions. I believe that these tips will help readers learn how to close read. They have helped me understand the concept more.