Fillable Printable 3-5 Grade Close Reading Anchor Charts
Fillable Printable 3-5 Grade Close Reading Anchor Charts
3-5 Grade Close Reading Anchor Charts
What does “Close Reading” look like in 3
rd
Grade?
1
st
Reading – What does the text say? RL 1, 2, 3 RI 1, 2, 3
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Ask/answer questions referring explicitly to text for answers
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Recount stories, determine central message, and explain how it’s conveyed
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Describe characters (traits, motivations, feelings) and explain how actions
contribute to sequence of events
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Determine main idea; recount key details and explain how they support main
idea
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Describe relationship between series of historical events, scientific ideas, or
steps in technical procedures
2
nd
Reading
–
How does the text work? RL 4, 5, 6 RI 4, 5, 6
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Determine meaning of words/phrases in text; distinguish literal from nonliteral
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Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems, using terms like chapter, scene,
stanza; describe how each builds on earlier sections
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Distinguish reader’s point of view from that of the narrator, other character, or
author
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Use text features and search tools to locate relevant information efficiently
3
rd
Reading – What does it mean? RL 7, 8, 9 RI 7, 8, 9
What is its value? How does it connect to other texts?
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Explain how illustrations contribute to understanding of text
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Compare/contrast themes, settings, plots by same author or characters
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Describe logical connection between sentences and paragraphs in text
(comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence)
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Compare/contrast most important points and key details in two texts on same
topic
Read like a
detective!
What does “Close Reading” look like in 4
th
Grade?
1
st
Reading – What does the text say? RL 1, 2, 3 RI 1, 2, 3
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Refer to details when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing
inferences
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Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details
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Describe character, setting, or event drawing on specific details
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Determine the main idea and explain how it is supported by key details
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Summarize the text
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Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information
2
nd
Reading
–
How does the text work? RL 4, 5, 6 RI 4, 5, 6
•
Determine meaning of words and phrases, including those that allude to
significant characters found in mythology
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Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose
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Refer to structural elements of poems/drama when writing/speaking
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Compare/contrast point of view; know differences between first and third
person narrations
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Determine the meaning of academic and domain specific words
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Describe overall structure of a text
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Compare/contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same
event/topic
3
rd
Reading
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What does it mean? RL 7, 8, 9 RI 7, 8, 9
What is its value? How does it connect to other texts?
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Make connections between text and visual/oral presentation of text
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Compare/contrast treatment of themes, topics, patterns of events
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Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain
how it contributes to understanding text
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Explain how authors use reasons/evidence to support points in text
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Integrate information from two texts on same topic to write/speak knowledgeably
Read like a
detective!
What does “Close Reading” look like in 5
th
Grade?
1
st
Reading – What does the text say? RL 1, 2, 3 RI 1, 2, 3
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Quote accurately from text when explaining what text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from text
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Determine theme of story, drama, or poem from details, including how character
respond to challenges
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Compare/contrast two or more characters, setting, or events
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Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain with key details
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Explain the relationships between two or more individuals, events, ideas or
concepts based on specific information
2
nd
Reading
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How does the text work? RL 4, 5, 6 RI 4, 5, 6
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Determine meaning of words and phrases, including figurative language
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Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide
structure of a story, drama, or poem
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Describe how a narrator’s point of view influences how events are described
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Determine the meaning of academic and domain specific words
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Compare/contrast structure events, ideas, concepts in two or more texts
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Analyze multiple accounts of same event noting similarities/differences in
point-of-view
3
rd
Reading – What does it mean? RL 7, 8, 9 RI 7, 8, 9
What is its value? How does it connect to other texts?
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Analyze how visual elements contribute to meaning, tone, or beauty of text
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Compare/contrast stories in same genre on approaches to similar
themes/topics
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Draw on information from multiple sources; demonstrate ability to quickly
locate answer
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Explain how authors use reasons/evidence to support points in text
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Integrate info from several texts on same topic in order to respond
knowledgeably
Read like a
detective!
