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In this article, grant wiggins provides a clear explication of close reading, one of the key terms in understanding the Common Core State Standards for English language Arts. This is definitely worth a "close" read.

Close Reading Common Core-aligned lesson sets with explanatory annotations; grade levels k-12

Thanks Mr Turner! What a great resource. I hope you don't mind, but I added a few tags to your post to help make it searchable.

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A fun blog entry that might make a good close reading for science. Underlines the connection between science theory and falsifiable evidence. A Beautiful Notion: That Caterpillars Killed Off The Dinosaurs via The latest articles from Radiolab Blogland http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blogland/

Excellent free units made available from Odell Education. Units on Close Reading and making evidence based claims for grade 6-12 are available here. All materials are included including the texts. Each unit is designed to be 3 weeks long. The materials and models here are very well aligned to Common Core standards and could serve as excellent models for teachers adapting to teaching the new standards.