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3. Close reading:
a) Read the selection slowly and carefully.
b) Look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary.
c) Underline the main ideas, major points, and important words.
d) Write brief notes in the margin on your responses to the author’s
ideas.
4. Do the exercises after the reading.
5. Analyse the reading according to the following outline:
a) Introduction: (author, title, background, and main idea)
b) Form:
i) Genre
ii) Structure
c) Content:
i) Theme or thesis
ii) Plot or action
iii) Characters
iv) Setting
v) Point of view
d) Style:
i) Language
ii) Tone
iii) Figures of speech
e) Critique:
i) Critical analysis
ii) Personal response
f) Conclusion