Close Reading

1.

Choose a theme
by clicking the wheel or directly in CommonLit (Common Sense Privacy Evaluation)
– click See the texts under your chosen theme
– choose a level 7th-8th Grade Reader
– choose a text and click download
– click Ctrl+a
– click Ctrl+c

2.

Text Compactor
– place the marker in the empty field of Step 1
– click Ctrl+v
– drag the slide in Step 2 and choose how long a text you want to read
– mark the text in Step 3
– click Ctrl+c

3.

ReWordify
– place the marker in the yellow field of Step 1
– click Ctrl+v
– click Rewordify text

4.

Close Read
– Listen to the text on Text to Speech Online

5.

Study Words
On the top of the page in ReadWordify is a purple strip: There are __ hard words. Learn __ of them, or all of them?; Choose how many words you wish to study
– Begin Learning step by step or Practise with flash cards

6.

Quizlet
Copy your words into Quizlet and study (Common Sense Privacy Evaluation)

7.

Write your own summary of the text
Paste your text into ProWritingAid to check its quality.

Paste your text into HemingwayApp to improve it.