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4AP Literature Close Reading Journal
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List abbreviated quotes and page #s
So what? Why does this matter?
section of the text. BE SPECIFIC! Consider a variety of observations and
Other specific textual justification
What emotional or intellectual insight does this provide the reader?
insights over time (e.g., look at different characters, themes, conflicts, etc.)
How does this insight connect to others you’ve made?
Structure of Time & Events (Str) Narration/Speaker /Voice (NSV)
NOTE: An abbreviated quote looks like this:
What pattern(s) does this insight reveal? What meaning does the
Setting/Atmosphere (SA)
Audience (A)
“HAMLET: To be or not to be….all my sins
pattern(s) suggest?
Characterization (C)
Style/Diction/Syntax (SDS)
remember’d” [III-I, L56-89] [Act-scene, Line]
How does this develop a larger purpose you see the author
Theme (T)
Patterns/Motifs (PM)
OR “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning…a
intending?
Conflict/Tension (CT)
Point of View (POV)
cold shiver run through him” p. 11
NOTE: Please choose a variety of the prompts above over time.
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