Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free
Pennsylvania State University (Dr. Mc Clennen): How to Do a Close Reading Unit PlanPennsylvania State University (Dr. Mc Clennen): How to Do a Close Reading Unit Plan
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
English Language Arts
2 more...
Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audiences
For Administrator Use
2 more...
Lexile Measures
820L
Unit Plan

Pennsylvania State University (Dr. Mc Clennen): How to Do a Close Reading

Curated by ACT

This guide is written for college students, but should be very useful for upper level high school students as well. The writer first describes fourteen steps to take in doing a close reading, then provides six pieces of advice on how to do a written analysis based on a close reading.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5, RL.11-12.5 Choice of Text Structure, RI.11-12.2 Central IdeaS/Anal/Summ, RI.11-12.5 Evaluate text structure, RI.11-12.6 Eval Purpose, Rhetoric, Style

4 Views 3 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

close reading, literary analysis, reading comprehension, syntax

Additional Tags

analyzing literature, structure, textual structural, writing about what you read, ccss.ela-literacy.ccra.r.5, ccss.ela-literacy.ccra.r.5 analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a sect, dr. mcclennen, how to do a close reading, oh.ela-literacy.rh.11-12.3, oh.ela-literacy.rh.9-10.5, pennsylvania state university (dr. mcclennen), pennsylvania state university (dr. mcclennen): ccss.ela-literacy.ccra.r.5, pennsylvania state university: how to do a close reading, ri.11-12.2 central ideas/anal/summ, ri.11-12.5 evaluate text structure, ri.11-12.6 eval purpose, rhetoric, style, rl.11-12.5 choice of text structure

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Common Core

RL.11-12.5 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.5 RI.11-12.6 CCRA.R.5 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.5 RL.11-12.2 RI.9-10.2 RL.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1 RL.11-12.1

View 43,306 other resources for 9th - 10th Grade English Language Arts

© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use