Teacher to Teacher: Close Reading – What It Means for a Writer
By Lynne R. Dorfman
Writers make choices, make changes, and make meaning. It is clear that writing is a tool for thinking. Writing is thinking written down (Zinsser, 1988). Writing, in fact, is the most disciplined form of thinking (Murray, 1984). Educators everywhere are talking about close reading, the instructional practice of asking students to critically examine a text through multiple rereadings. But what does close reading mean for a writer? Read more
